thepokerkid123
Visionary
Silver Level
$10 NL HE 6-max: AJ in 3bet pot UTGvsSB, flopped top pair. Missing value?
No reads and at the time I only had an 8 hand sample so stats don't mean anything.
This hand is an example of me being a wimp with AQ/AJ in 3bet pots.
Are my pot controlling ways justified or should I learn to extract value in spots like this?
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Button ($14.72)
SB ($9.89)
BB ($10.48)
Hero (UTG) ($14.64)
MP ($19.99)
CO ($10.80)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with A
, J
Hero bets $0.50, 4 folds, BB raises to $0.95, Hero calls $0.45
Flop: ($1.95) 3
, A
, K
(2 players)
BB bets $0.95, Hero calls $0.95
Turn: ($3.85) 7
(2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks
River: ($3.85) 4
(2 players)
BB bets $3, Hero calls $3
Total pot: $9.85 | Rake: $0.65
In this hand I think the flop is unfoldable but at the same time I think I'm ahead as often as I'm behind at this point. How often do you think my hand is good here?
The main point of particular interest to me is the turn. I tend to check a lot on the turn and I'm thinking that here I really shouldn't have. He can't c/r and if he does I should be calling a shove (yes, no?). He will probably fold most of the time to a turn bet but if he will then I'm not getting any value out of him on the river unless his hand improves to better than mine, so I think I should take his turn check as waving the white flag and bet to get rid of whatever equity he may have in the pot.
No reads and at the time I only had an 8 hand sample so stats don't mean anything.
This hand is an example of me being a wimp with AQ/AJ in 3bet pots.
Are my pot controlling ways justified or should I learn to extract value in spots like this?
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Button ($14.72)
SB ($9.89)
BB ($10.48)
Hero (UTG) ($14.64)
MP ($19.99)
CO ($10.80)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with A
Hero bets $0.50, 4 folds, BB raises to $0.95, Hero calls $0.45
Flop: ($1.95) 3
BB bets $0.95, Hero calls $0.95
Turn: ($3.85) 7
BB checks, Hero checks
River: ($3.85) 4
BB bets $3, Hero calls $3
Total pot: $9.85 | Rake: $0.65
In this hand I think the flop is unfoldable but at the same time I think I'm ahead as often as I'm behind at this point. How often do you think my hand is good here?
The main point of particular interest to me is the turn. I tend to check a lot on the turn and I'm thinking that here I really shouldn't have. He can't c/r and if he does I should be calling a shove (yes, no?). He will probably fold most of the time to a turn bet but if he will then I'm not getting any value out of him on the river unless his hand improves to better than mine, so I think I should take his turn check as waving the white flag and bet to get rid of whatever equity he may have in the pot.
