$10 NLHE 6-max: A9s SB vs BU 3bet Pot

[AcesUTGFold]

Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players

UTG: $10.00 (100 bb)
MP: $8.70 (87 bb)
CO: $24.27 (243 bb)
BU: $36.37 (364 bb)
SB (Hero): $11.05 (111 bb)
BB: $12.64 (126 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with A♥ 9♥
3 players fold, BTN raises to $0.25, Hero 3-bets to $1, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.10) Q♦ 2♠ K♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.68, BTN calls $0.68

Turn: ($3.46) A♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($3.46) 5♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $1.11, BTN calls $1.11

No information on the Villain.
Preflop: Would you always 3bet A9s preflop in SB vs BU?
Flop: Do you have a continuation bet here?
Turn: Continue to barrel on the ace?
River: I think check would be better here.

 

[gustav197poker]

Correct preflop against a wide position that is looking to steal the blinds.
On the flop you may also want to have a checking range as you have good blockers: You block some values for BTN openings like: JTs; Ah-hh. CB is also fine to keep your range strong.
Turn is a bit neutral as it plays, because now no one seems to have any significant value. X/X is a linear play for this board.
The river completes the backdoor, but that shouldn't be much in the ranges either, so you're playing against a hand similar to yours or max 2 pairs that got lucky. What I mean is that none of the main hands that you unlock (JJ and TT) are to call you a bet, but whether you could let them make the small bet that you did and catch them when you have any reading that villain is very wide.
Greetings.

 

[loafaBREAD]

Dude this is a crazy spot!

Pre:

Awesome combo to 3-bet, as we can have a mostly linear range here and A9s is still better than 60% of Vs opens.

Flop:

KQ2r is a flop that we crush as we have KK and QQ, KQs and KQo. The 2 we can forget about for now.

We can easily range bet this board for 1/3 or less which is what we do. You should literally bet 100% of hands here if this is your strategy, including TT, 88, 89s, and all of that. We still put V into a tough spot with his weak Kx or Qx and we can apply a ton of pressure on the turn and riv.


Turn:

This is the part that has me tripping, as the nuts change and we're in a spot where it can be hard to be called by worse, even with a hand like KQ.

I plugged this into my GTO+ solver (which I must admit I'm not the best at using) and this turn is mostly a check. (pic attached... you'll notice I gave you a very wide range pre!)

I node locked the flop bet to 100%, and V calls with almost everything, only folding his absolute trash and a few under pairs. So he has a lot of stuff on the turn.

Here you really only bet your best 2 pair, JT, Jx and Tx as bluffs and some lower flush draws. Total you only bet 1/5 of the time.

V himself only bets 1/4 times when checked to. His betting range mirrors your own. (He checks most his QQ that he has here!)

River:

River is where I think you made a mistake. Will V ever call here with KJ/KT?

For a solver, the nuts has changed again. Here should be many flushes here, as all Kx Qxs are in play after a flop check. I think Ax wants to bet to show down.

Solver bets 14% of the time (keep in mind you still have most of the combos you had pre), not even all Ax 2 pair are bet OTR.

The solver bets 2 pair with spade blockers- i.e. AQ w/ Qs. A9 wants to check and hope v checks back KTs

So, not the best run out for you!:icon_bigs

 

[liuouhgkres]

@loafaBREAD

I agree with you. Although that 3bet range is too wide. SB should 3bet suited connectors with less frequency. Overall though, I agree with, check turn, check-call the river.