$11 NLHE MTT Bounty: 11$ Bounty Builder Top 200: Interesting Spots, please share your thoughts

$11 NLHE MTT Bounty: 11$ Bounty Builder Top 200: Interesting Spots, please share your thoughts

I don't use tracker in tournaments, rather I just check my opponents on sharkscope, and write nots if I see tendencies, so I will write this hand from my memory, please bear with me.

It's 11$ Bounty Builder, around 180 people left.


MP - 60bb
CO - 28bb
BB(Hero) - 82bb


MP is a losing player, but not much history with him. CO is a good reg, has solid winnings in 2017 and he was playing somewhat loose-aggressive poker. Table overall was quite soft and stationary.


Dealt to hero Kh9h.
Pot 2.85bb


MP raises to 2.5bb, CO calls, Hero?


My first instinct was just to call, but I thought why bluff 3-bet. The thing is, in bounty builders if you are on a shorter side and have premium hands, you should always play agressively from the start, because other players are willing to call you more lightly because of bounties. CO, being a good player, certainly knows that and it means that he mainly has mid strength hand. He would almost certainly fold to 3-bet. That leaves me with fish on MP. I have decent blocker, and suited cards, so I decided to go for it.


Hero raises to 8.8bb, MP calls, CO folds.
Pot 15.65bb


Flop: Qh, 8h, 3s


When MP calls I put him on TT-QQ, KQs, AQ-AK and maybe some other suited brodways. Since I have FD, I feel this is mandatory bluff.


Hero(BB) bets 9.1 bb, MP calls.
Pot is 33.85b


Turn: Tc


I turn SDFD. When villain calls he most likely has a pair at least, again, TT-QQ, KQ, AQ. In my range I have QQ - KK - AA as value bets, so I thought how I will play these hands. Villain has 41bb left at the moment.


Hero?

check the flop and call the turn is best line. Played that way you should check now the turn because of treath of check raise and he can priced you out - make you fold with big enough overbet. You have now 12 outs. 1/4 to win the hand

Lorpugo said:

check the flop and call the turn is best line. Played that way you should check now the turn because of treath of check raise and he can priced you out - make you fold with big enough overbet. You have now 12 outs. 1/4 to win the hand

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We are BB and OOP, you think c-bet on the flop is a bad idea?

the thing is you have good draw but likely he is ahead on this flop. He called reraise so he has ace or queen. If you cbet and he reraises allin not good. Chek big draws and semibluff cbet week draws.

Line is good, you should bet flop smaller because you should basicly cbet that flop 100% of the time since it favours your range in a 3b pot. You will be able to put more preassure for later streets. As played just shove, he still has all T9s/JTs/99-JJ/A8s/87s/98s which will have to fold.

MaSSive_1 said:

Line is good, you should bet flop smaller because you should basicly cbet that flop 100% of the time since it favours your range in a 3b pot. You will be able to put more preassure for later streets. As played just shove, he still has all T9s/JTs/99-JJ/A8s/87s/98s which will have to fold.

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If I shove you think villain will not fold KQ, AQ here?

- If you decide to squeeze, I suggest doing it a bit larger (~10BB) and oop even a bit higher.- Though I agree with your logic for the squeeze, at the end of the day you will be oop with a decent pot and K9s. I don't think its an ev+ play long term, even against fish. I'd wait to do this when in position (at least, if not better cards).
- Cbet is fine, though you could go lower (30%-40%). Same on turn imo.

liuouhgkres said:

If I shove you think villain will not fold KQ, AQ here?

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Of course he will not fold those as well he shouldn't. He will fold all his weaker hands which is much more combinations of hands.

MaSSive_1 said:

Of course he will not fold those as well he shouldn't. He will fold all his weaker hands which is much more combinations of hands.

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But what value bet he beats there? AQ beats only pure bluff there, since my value bets are QQ+.

uavissar said:

- If you decide to squeeze, I suggest doing it a bit larger (~10BB) and oop even a bit higher.- Though I agree with your logic for the squeeze, at the end of the day you will be oop with a decent pot and K9s. I don't think its an ev+ play long term, even against fish. I'd wait to do this when in position (at least, if not better cards).
- Cbet is fine, though you could go lower (30%-40%). Same on turn imo.

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Well, for your first point, does it mean we never bluff 3-bet OOP?
For your second point, I disagree. By betting eve 30% we commit, so I think our choice is between jamming and checking.

liuouhgkres said:

But what value bet he beats there? AQ beats only pure bluff there, since my value bets are QQ+.

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So people aren't bluffing ?

liuouhgkres said:

Well, for your first point, does it mean we never bluff 3-bet OOP?
For your second point, I disagree. By betting eve 30% we commit, so I think our choice is between jamming and checking.

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- I don't understand how you see my post as "never". I was looking at the specific spot you mentioned.
- and I don't understand your second point- you say we commit with 30% but you suggest to jam? and checking- as in check/fold or check/shove?

I'd check the flop, c/r the turn with a multitude of outs. Villains range has him w/ sets and pairs, but probably no straight/ flush draws.

3b big, bet F big enough so you can jam the turn. If he calls, you have enough outs.
I think that if you have a bluff3brange, u should play those hands aggressively. especially when u flopped a strong draw.

Or just call Pf and play a small pot.