$2.2 NLHE MTT Bounty: FT HU hand that cant forget..

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PokerStars - 4000/8000 Ante 1200 NL - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 125.1 BB (VPIP: 59.46, PFR: 48.15, 3Bet Preflop: 34.15, hands: 117)
Hero (SB): 48.15 BB

2 players post ante of 0.15 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.8 BB) Hero has J A

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (4.3 BB, 2 players) A 4 2
BB checks, Hero bets 2.07 BB, BB raises to 6 BB, Hero calls 3.93 BB

Turn: (16.3 BB, 2 players) 3
BB bets 8 BB, Hero calls 8 BB

River: (32.3 BB, 2 players) 9
BB bets 108.95 BB and is all-in, fold

[spoil]BB wins 32.3 BB
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Hello forum guys..This hand was before 3 months in HU but really i cant forget it..:D..First of all lets speak about villain.As you would see from his stats,villain was something more than agro player..he was a real chip attacker..He was chipleader from start of HU with almost 2x my stack..The problem was that he wasnt fish,he was playing good post flop,defending extremely much preflop with calls and 3bets,and post flop he didnt let any pot without attack (if i was checking)or at least he was defending to 2 barells...Lastly,he was forcing me overfolding at difficult polarized spots..one of them is hand above..so tell me your opinion about this spot..i think with a normal villain is normal fold but what about this villain?How would you play this hand?
 
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Your preflop and postflop raises are kind of low with A, J. I would have raised more and the villain may have folded. Could the villain really have pocket fives or A, 5 here?
 
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There are about 32 BB in the pot and you have about 32 BB left in your stack. So you are getting 2:1 odds on a pot sized bet on the river. You need at least a 33% chance of winning to call.

He should know by the river that you probably have a good hand, and there is a good chance you will call.
He should realize that he's still in a good position in the tournament if he checks the river and loses the hand.
He should understand that if you call and win the hand, it will greatly increase your chances of winning the tournament.
But he bets anyway.

There are smart aggressive players, and there are maniacs. You have described a smart aggressive player. I'd fold.
 
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I would 4 bet flop, than see reaction to it and decide... If you call turn like you did, 9 on river doesn't make a diference so you have to call... If you ask me he probably had set or two pairs, so good fold, but too late and too passive play which makes you wonder...
 
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There are about 32 BB in the pot and you have about 32 BB left in your stack. So you are getting 2:1 odds on a pot sized bet on the river. You need at least a 33% chance of winning to call.

He should know by the river that you probably have a good hand, and there is a good chance you will call.
He should realize that he's still in a good position in the tournament if he checks the river and loses the hand.
He should understand that if you call and win the hand, it will greatly increase your chances of winning the tournament.
But he bets anyway.

There are smart aggressive players, and there are maniacs. You have described a smart aggressive player. I'd fold.


Exactly my friend..you couldnt describe better in my opinion...there is a difference between a maniac-fishy play in start of MTT and good agressive play and in HU..and definately he was playing good in HU...i am not that kind of nitty player especially in a final 2 battle and i can say that i am not easy target even short stack for someone to abuse me when i know that ranges are lot wider,but in this hand even if i have the odds to call (if i sum all his bluff/value hands) i think its highly % value bet from villain
 
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Your preflop and postflop raises are kind of low with A, J. I would have raised more and the villain may have folded. Could the villain really have pocket fives or A, 5 here?

With such an agro player,i play 2x preflop all my range..u can 4bet ur value hands when he is 3betting a lot(as he does this specific player),u can flat some,and other u can fold..in this particular hand he decided to flat..Now about if he has 5 in his range?yes definately he has..he has every suited 5x and 56o,45o,57o etc
 
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I would 4 bet flop, than see reaction to it and decide... If you call turn like you did, 9 on river doesn't make a diference so you have to call... If you ask me he probably had set or two pairs, so good fold, but too late and too passive play which makes you wonder...

i think its reasonable ur idea of re-raising but i think i would overplay AJ..i make no equity bluffs of the agro to fold(as i said in previous post i was playing all my range with 2x preflop so A card on board could be a card he can represent without having it),and value/semi bluff hands(all his flushes and straight draws) would call making pot bigger..this particular villain would call 100% all his draws on the flop so i decided to flat as i have top pair and spade blocker and estimate situation on turn..turn is very very bad card and as he leads maybe a turn fold would be better option yeap as i never will have easy decision on river.;)
 
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i think its reasonable ur idea of re-raising but i think i would overplay AJ..i make no equity bluffs of the agro to fold(as i said in previous post i was playing all my range with 2x preflop so A card on board could be a card he can represent without having it),and value/semi bluff hands(all his flushes and straight draws) would call making pot bigger..this particular villain would call 100% all his draws on the flop so i decided to flat as i have top pair and spade blocker and estimate situation on turn..turn is very very bad card and as he leads maybe a turn fold would be better option yeap as i never will have easy decision on river.;)
Wel you called turn, my idea was to invest same chips to 4bet... Than fold to 5bet, or check fold turn... Its same chips lost but you would have more info...also he could be bluffing representing a.. By 4 bettning he folds it, this way he might be bluffing all the way, seing ypu are not ready to commit early... I like 3/4/5 bets because it might not change a lot, but i don't have doubts aftef hand which you are having right now..
 
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