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wozzinator
Rising Star
Silver Level
I can't even count how many times I've been played so well by a set. I'll get my aces, two-pairs, TPTK broken by flopped sets all the time. I just can't seem to figure out how to read them.
For example, this hand just happened to me recently. UTG calls BB, everyone folds to me (dealer) holding KcJs. I raise 4x BB. I don't have a HUD so I don't have any stats on UTG. He calls, so I immediately sense something going on. This was a freeroll, so I'm thinking, if he has aces he would've bet strongly, probably more than the standard 3-4x BB as many donks seem to do.
Flop comes JhKsTs. Perfect, I've got 2-pair. If he does have aces or AK/AJ then I got him beat on the flop. The only thing I can't beat at this point is KK, TT, JJ, or AQ. UTG checks and I raise the value of the pot. He calls.
Turn comes as 3c. UTG checks. Now I'm thinking maybe he had a flush or straight draw and another bullet will make him fold so I fire another pot-sized one. I wasn't putting him on a set anymore because...I don't know. I forget that people can have sets. UTG calls and the turn is 4s. UTG goes all in.
I got him covered as I had about double his initial stack. I didn't believe he had a straight with AQ, because he limped. Q9 is a bit too loose especially UTG so I didn't think it was that. I firmly believed he didn't have a flush because he didn't seem too fishy to me. So I'm thinking maybe he was slowplaying aces or AK after all. I called, and UTG flips over two tens.
This scenario has happened to me more than a handful of times and somehow I keep missing it. Guy in early position limps, calls a raise, and slowplays a set while I have 2-pair or TPTK. I play in the micros if that's something to consider. I'm just wondering...how am I missing all these sets and what can I do to plug this leak.
For example, this hand just happened to me recently. UTG calls BB, everyone folds to me (dealer) holding KcJs. I raise 4x BB. I don't have a HUD so I don't have any stats on UTG. He calls, so I immediately sense something going on. This was a freeroll, so I'm thinking, if he has aces he would've bet strongly, probably more than the standard 3-4x BB as many donks seem to do.
Flop comes JhKsTs. Perfect, I've got 2-pair. If he does have aces or AK/AJ then I got him beat on the flop. The only thing I can't beat at this point is KK, TT, JJ, or AQ. UTG checks and I raise the value of the pot. He calls.
Turn comes as 3c. UTG checks. Now I'm thinking maybe he had a flush or straight draw and another bullet will make him fold so I fire another pot-sized one. I wasn't putting him on a set anymore because...I don't know. I forget that people can have sets. UTG calls and the turn is 4s. UTG goes all in.
I got him covered as I had about double his initial stack. I didn't believe he had a straight with AQ, because he limped. Q9 is a bit too loose especially UTG so I didn't think it was that. I firmly believed he didn't have a flush because he didn't seem too fishy to me. So I'm thinking maybe he was slowplaying aces or AK after all. I called, and UTG flips over two tens.
This scenario has happened to me more than a handful of times and somehow I keep missing it. Guy in early position limps, calls a raise, and slowplays a set while I have 2-pair or TPTK. I play in the micros if that's something to consider. I'm just wondering...how am I missing all these sets and what can I do to plug this leak.