PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.01/$0.02 - 6 players
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UTG: $2.45 (123 bb)
MP: $2.34 (117 bb)
CO: $2.00 (100 bb)
BU: $2.52 (126 bb)
SB (Hero): $2.01 (101 bb)
BB: $2.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with J♠ K♣
UTG raises to $0.06, MP calls $0.06, 2 players fold, Hero calls $0.05, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.20) J♦ K♥ Q♣ (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.10, MP calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.20, UTG calls $0.10, MP calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.80) T♦ (3 players)
Hero bets $0.38, UTG calls $0.38, MP folds

River: ($1.56) 6♠ (2 players)
Hero bets $1.37 (all-in), UTG calls $1.37

Total pot: $4.30 (Rake: $0.15)

Showdown:
SB (Hero) shows J♠ K♣ (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 40%, Flop: 18%, Turn: 13%, River: 0%)

UTG shows A♠ T♣ (a straight, Ten to Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 60%, Flop: 82%, Turn: 88%, River: 100%)

UTG wins $4.15

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PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.01/$0.02 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker - https://upswingpoker.com/convert

UTG: $1.86 (93 bb)
MP: $2.00 (100 bb)
CO: $4.97 (249 bb)
BU (Hero): $2.15 (108 bb)
SB: $2.28 (114 bb)
BB: $1.99 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with K♣ K♥
UTG raises to $0.04, 1 fold, CO 3-bets to $0.14, Hero calls $0.14, SB calls $0.13, 2 players fold

Flop: ($0.48) 2♠ T♦ Q♠ (3 players)
SB checks, CO bets $0.23, Hero raises to $0.46, SB folds, CO calls $0.23

Turn: ($1.40) 9♥ (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $0.70, CO raises to $1.70, Hero calls $0.85 (all-in)

River: ($4.50) 3♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $4.50 (Rake: $0.16)

Showdown:
CO shows 9♣ 9♠ (three of a kind, Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 14%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)

BU (Hero) shows K♣ K♥ (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 86%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)

CO wins $4.34

Hand 1-

Pre- KJo is not a good hand. especially out of position against two players. You can use it to 3-bet defend your blinds against some looser players, but here I'd just fold.

Think about it... what does a good flop look like for KJ? On those flops, how will you know you're ahead if you are out of position?

Flop: I like checking there, but I'd check-raise more. A Min raise makes no sense. You want to make any QT, JT, KT pay a lot or fold outright (KT wont fold). You want value from AJ, AQ as well. You can probably raise pot here. (bet around 60 cents)

Keep in mind as you do this that you aren't really comfortable with a call either. There are many hands that have you beat. Many cards to come will have you beat too. You will have to check the turn.

Turn- As played, check fold. It's the worst card to come, you have to give up.


Hand 2
Pre- I'm bad with preflop reraising dynamics... I think with Kings you can cold 4-bet people though.

Flop- What's up with the min-raising man? If he's calling a raise there, he'll call a bigger one for sure.

Turn- His check raise when the 9 hits is not good, but at the same time there aren't many hands that make sense here. You block KJ, and this guy probably doesnt have a lot of 8s in his hand.

I think you have to call for the price... but there are very few hands that you beat here. Again, it's a confusing spot because you didn't 4-bet... his 3-bet was after a min-raise pre, so it's not like a traditional 3-bet.

KKs should always look to gii in micros pre...

In hand 1 you should have folded preflop. On the flop there are many different ways to play your hand, and the check mini-raise cant be that bad. On the turn any A and any 9 had a straight, and there is no other option than to just check-fold. Losing the rest of your stack here is a very big mistake.

In hand 2 you should have 4-bet preflop, and as played raised much larger on the flop. Both of that would likely have gotten 99 to fold, and you would have avoided the cooler on the turn. As played its never ideal to get raised, but at the same time your hand is to strong to fold.

Originally Posted by fundiver199

In hand 1 you should have folded preflop. On the flop there are many different ways to play your hand, and the check mini-raise cant be that bad. On the turn any A and any 9 had a straight, and there is no other option than to just check-fold. Losing the rest of your stack here is a very big mistake.

In hand 2 you should have 4-bet preflop, and as played raised much larger on the flop. Both of that would likely have gotten 99 to fold, and you would have avoided the cooler on the turn. As played its never ideal to get raised, but at the same time your hand is to strong to fold.

My gut told me the same as what you wrote but I do have a question about bet sizing on the 2nd hand as played. The raise on the flop was too small, but what痴 the optimal bet size here? I知 thinking at least a 3/4 pot sized raise, maybe a full pot sized raise? If villain still calls that and check-raises the turn, I壇 strongly consider folding because I only have an overpair and so many other hands could beat me.

I would raise to around 75-80c. If someone call, there is almost 2$ in the pot, and we have around a half pot sized bet left for the turn.

1st hand you should have either folded pre or be more weary on the flop. It's an extremely wet board that is super connected.

2nd hand you should have 4-bet pre. Sure there was a 3-bet, but it was super small. A 4 bet may push the 9s out or at least isolate more and show your opponents that you aren't messing around. Then you put in a strong C-bet on the flop and don't have to run into the set.