$3 NLHE MTT: Pair plus Flush Draw, Good reg checks to us IP

Villian Stats (VPIP/PFR/AF): 22/17/1.7

Pre-flop here:


Game started at: 2018/1/7 10:36:57
Game ID: 1092566092 100/200 $2,000 GTD, Table 23 (Hold'em)
Seat 9 is the button
Seat 1: L_Zauberberg (4295).
Seat 2: FILTHY66 (4760).
Seat 3: Salty Chips (7758).
Seat 4: THEZii (9815).
Seat 5: Schmeckler (4085).
Seat 6: VILLAIN (6595).
Seat 7: IHAVEAABOOM (6758).
Seat 8: BloodyNine (3535).
Seat 9: HERO (14361).
Player L_Zauberberg has small blind (100)
Player FILTHY66 has big blind (200)
Player HERO received card: [Qh]
Player HERO received card: [9h]

Player Salty Chips folds
Player THEZii folds
Player Schmeckler folds
Player VILLAIN raises (400)
Player IHAVEAABOOM folds
Player BloodyNine folds
Player HERO calls (400)
Player L_Zauberberg folds
Player FILTHY66 calls (200)



A loose-ish call for me on the BTN. Probably should be a 3b or fold in my view.


Post flop, it's multiway and checked to us IP w middle pair and a flush draw.


*** FLOP ***: [Qs Kh 8h]
Player FILTHY66 checks
Player VILLAIN is timed out.
Player VILLAIN checks



What is your bet sizing on this flop?


I bet half and get called.

The turn is fun. We hit our flush, yeah, and V is leading.


*** TURN ***: [Qs Kh 8h] [10h]
Player VILLAIN bets (1480)







Obviously, could be AJ, A of hearts blocker, a flush, two pair/set, or a bluff.




Call or Shove?

interesting hand.
do you have had any read on his utg-opening range? or fold to 3b?
if you 3b and he 4b or jams, we have to fold. what are sb and bb 3b frequencies? sometimes a float on the btn can be profitable.
especially in this scenario.

bb calls, one of the best flops. we should not overthink, betsize is good i think. maybe little smaller. both can come along. do both call or only villain?

turn i might jam. he‘d probably call his sets (unfortunately block qq) and he will call AhJx, maybe even without the A of hearts. you also block AhQx unfortunately. so maybe a call might even be better. really depending on your opponent and his range, although his stats suppose okay hand selection (utg stats? how many hands?)

so i‘d go for max value if i believe he is going to call with sets and straights and maybe even 2 pair (even those exist).
i dont think he‘ll lead an A high flush, so probably not risk a paired board or another heart killing the action

Preflop its just a fold with Q9s but whatever l. Flop is good, turn just call. He is basicly saying he has AJ, J9s which we don't need much protection at all from and we would be able to get it in on river. He doesn't have much sets except maybe top set, QQ strongly blocked and 8s would usually go for c/r.

MaSSive_1 said:

Preflop its just a fold with Q9s but whatever l. Flop is good, turn just call. He is basicly saying he has AJ, J9s which we don't need much protection at all from and we would be able to get it in on river. He doesn't have much sets except maybe top set, QQ strongly blocked and 8s would usually go for c/r.

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What would your calling or 3betting range be in this position? I‘m curious, because it is like 70bb deep

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JohnCoffee90 said:

What would your calling or 3betting range be in this position? I‘m curious, because it is like 70bb deep

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3betting range is something like this i roughly for me:

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all suited brodways which i dont 3b usually call more also high suited Aces and even,A8o/A9o , same with midpairs i dont 3b they go into calling range.

Not the best call pre-flop against this villain. I think call on turn is better then shove. Then you could reraise river.

No folding there ever. Call turn. If board pairs on river and he shoves I fold. Anything else on river I call any bet.

I just called and V jammed the river.

Any views here?

Player HERO calls (1480)
*** RIVER ***: [Qs Kh 8h 10h] [6s]
Player VILLAIN allin (3955)

There are plenty of hands still jamming here OOP from sets to two pair to AJ and the Ah blocker if V is feeling particularly frisky.

I don't make a habit of folding the second nuts.


This time it was a mistake.


Player HERO calls (3955)
------ Summary ------
Pot: 13830
Board: [Qs Kh 8h 10h 6s]
Player L_Zauberberg does not show cards.Bets: 120. Collects: 0. Loses: 120.
Player FILTHY66 does not show cards.Bets: 420. Collects: 0. Loses: 420.
Player Salty Chips does not show cards.Bets: 20. Collects: 0. Loses: 20.
Player THEZii does not show cards.Bets: 20. Collects: 0. Loses: 20.
Player Schmeckler does not show cards.Bets: 20. Collects: 0. Loses: 20.
*Player VILLAIN shows: Flush, A high [3h Ah]. Bets: 6595. Collects: 13830. Wins: 7235.
Player IHAVEAABOOM does not show cards.Bets: 20. Collects: 0. Loses: 20.
Player BloodyNine does not show cards.Bets: 20. Collects: 0. Loses: 20.
Player HERO shows: Flush, K high [Qh 9h]. Bets: 6595. Collects: 0. Loses: 6595.
Game ended at: 2018/1/7 10:38:47

No cbet and check-call from reg can often be strong.But even if he hit set there is no way he checks on that flop,AK would also cbet.So his lead on turn basically says he has AJ or flush bcs with those hands on the flop he knows that board often hits opponents range so he didnt cbet and was ready for one call to chase gutshot or flush.If this was hand against fish i would jam turn,i would jam also against anyone in some not importent stage of mtt.But in some importent phase and if we are both deep i wold call turn and river bet..If he jamed river i would tank for sometime and i cant really tell could i get away from second nuts.