$Freeroll NLHE MTT: Thoughts?

Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - 150/300 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4


BTN: 19.36 BB (VPIP: 7.45, PFR: 7.95, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, hands: 97)
Hero (SB): 23.79 BB
BB: 12.97 BB (VPIP: 21.05, PFR: 10.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
UTG: 36.17 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
UTG+1: 31.92 BB (VPIP: 11.04, PFR: 8.55, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 158)
MP: 10.23 BB (VPIP: 8.51, PFR: 4.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 47)
MP+1: 23.97 BB (VPIP: 19.47, PFR: 12.84, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 114)
MP+2: 23.04 BB (VPIP: 15.15, PFR: 9.68, 3Bet Preflop: 4.35, Hands: 101)
CO: 15.73 BB (VPIP: 8.70, PFR: 9.52, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)


9 players post ante of 0.1 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB


Pre Flop: (pot: 2.4 BB) Hero has 9♣ 7♣


fold, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks


Flop: (3.9 BB, 3 players) 5♠ 2♣ 9♦
Hero bets 1.95 BB, fold, MP+1 calls 1.95 BB


Turn: (7.8 BB, 2 players) 6♣
Hero bets 5.85 BB, MP+1 raises to 20.92 BB and is all-in, Hero ???

Checking flop. My leading range on this flop is polarized, e.g. K9+, some 2prs, 43, 76/63 w/ BDFD. We should only be leading w/ semibluffs and hands that can get more than 1 street of value.

Checking turn. Our hand does not need a ton of protection and few worse hands are calling. We're also committed to call if our opponent shoves. When betting this turn to this size, almost no worse hands are calling. Like the flop, my turn betting range here is polarized.

Pre-flop is fine.

On the flop, I think the bet is fine, but I'd bet 4BB. You have top pair, which is probably the best hand. But when your top pair is a nine with a weak kicker in a three-way pot, you don't want to see the turn and river. They are more likely to help your opponents than you.


I agree with Trent about betting the turn. There's an excellent chance whoever called that flop bet has a better hand than you do. There's no reason to build a big pot.


As played, call. The all-in could be a semi-bluff with a draw, you have top pair and a combo draw, and the pot odds are tempting.

Hero - call in all-in.

This ACR, here it is easy to shove for the second and even the third pair. And you have an older pair and a monster draw.

Good discussion on this, but Im not B/F OTT esp with TP so Im calling here too. I see the points here on checking the turn. That is a pretty big bet OTT 3/4th. Id go with less than 1/2

but I guess this is the key as stated in first post 'When betting this turn to this size, almost no worse hands are calling.'