nabmom
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Just want to do a reality check about raising and then calling a small 3-bet and another call in position with a small-ish pocket pair when it's another 80 chips to call for a 600 chip pot.
Generally, if I'm coming into a pot, I do not limp. This is a relatively tight table. I think that small pocket pairs are marginal to play from early position but it's early in the game and we all still have a lot of BBs.
SB very, very, very rarely 3bets--the sizing reflects this player's lack of knowledge about bet sizing and indicates a strong hand. BB is a loose and passive player without a great deal of positional awareness.
Given the action before it returns to me, and the hope of hitting a set and being able to get a lot of action I think I played this right and made the right fold on the flop. The Big Blind's bet indicates this player has hit the board (frequently donks the flop when it connects) and I have missed.
So, would you limp, raise, or fold this pair preflop?
Would you react differently to the flop bet from the Big Blind?
PokerStars - P1+P0|20/40 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 3,755 (VPIP: 23.49, PFR: 6.55, 3Bet Preflop: 5.12, hands: 2,621)
BB: 3,220 (VPIP: 28.97, PFR: 11.05, 3Bet Preflop: 3.54, Hands: 2,547)
UTG: 3,080 (VPIP: 17.02, PFR: 8.35, 3Bet Preflop: 2.61, Hands: 1,813)
UTG+1: 3,015 (VPIP: 20.89, PFR: 11.23, 3Bet Preflop: 2.70, Hands: 507)
Hero (MP): 3,020
MP+1: 2,480 (VPIP: 20.17, PFR: 14.02, 3Bet Preflop: 2.15, Hands: 942)
CO: 2,835 (VPIP: 8.79, PFR: 6.15, 3Bet Preflop: 1.92, Hands: 183)
BTN: 2,595 (VPIP: 16.64, PFR: 11.79, 3Bet Preflop: 5.20, Hands: 579)
SB posts SB 20, BB posts BB 40
Pre Flop: (pot: 60) Hero has 6♣ 6♠
fold, fold, Hero raises to 120, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 200, BB calls 160, Hero calls 80
Flop: (600, 3 players) 5♣ Q♠ 8♦
SB checks, BB bets 160, fold, fold
[spoil]BB wins 600
[/spoil]
Generally, if I'm coming into a pot, I do not limp. This is a relatively tight table. I think that small pocket pairs are marginal to play from early position but it's early in the game and we all still have a lot of BBs.
SB very, very, very rarely 3bets--the sizing reflects this player's lack of knowledge about bet sizing and indicates a strong hand. BB is a loose and passive player without a great deal of positional awareness.
Given the action before it returns to me, and the hope of hitting a set and being able to get a lot of action I think I played this right and made the right fold on the flop. The Big Blind's bet indicates this player has hit the board (frequently donks the flop when it connects) and I have missed.
So, would you limp, raise, or fold this pair preflop?
Would you react differently to the flop bet from the Big Blind?
PokerStars - P1+P0|20/40 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 3,755 (VPIP: 23.49, PFR: 6.55, 3Bet Preflop: 5.12, hands: 2,621)
BB: 3,220 (VPIP: 28.97, PFR: 11.05, 3Bet Preflop: 3.54, Hands: 2,547)
UTG: 3,080 (VPIP: 17.02, PFR: 8.35, 3Bet Preflop: 2.61, Hands: 1,813)
UTG+1: 3,015 (VPIP: 20.89, PFR: 11.23, 3Bet Preflop: 2.70, Hands: 507)
Hero (MP): 3,020
MP+1: 2,480 (VPIP: 20.17, PFR: 14.02, 3Bet Preflop: 2.15, Hands: 942)
CO: 2,835 (VPIP: 8.79, PFR: 6.15, 3Bet Preflop: 1.92, Hands: 183)
BTN: 2,595 (VPIP: 16.64, PFR: 11.79, 3Bet Preflop: 5.20, Hands: 579)
SB posts SB 20, BB posts BB 40
Pre Flop: (pot: 60) Hero has 6♣ 6♠
fold, fold, Hero raises to 120, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 200, BB calls 160, Hero calls 80
Flop: (600, 3 players) 5♣ Q♠ 8♦
SB checks, BB bets 160, fold, fold
[spoil]BB wins 600
[/spoil]