$25 NLHE Full Ring: Cowboys getting wrecked

[fundiver199]

Hand 1

pokerstars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 9 players
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UTG: $38.90 (156 bb)
UTG+1: $60.88 (244 bb)
MP: $26.03 (104 bb)
MP+1 (Hero): $25.00 (100 bb)
LP: $30.35 (121 bb)
CO: $27.31 (109 bb)
BU: $25.00 (100 bb)
SB: $3.11 (12 bb)
BB: $41.94 (168 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP+1 with Ks Kc
UTG raises to $0.75, 2 players fold, Hero 3-bets to $2.50, 5 players fold, UTG calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.35) 4c 2s 5c (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $3.07, UTG calls $3.07
Turn: ($11.49) Js (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $6.58, UTG raises to $30.71, Hero calls $12.85 (all-in)
River: ($50.35) Td (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $50.35 (Rake: $2)
Showdown:
UTG shows Jc Jh (three of a kind, Jacks)
(equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 10%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)
MP+1 (Hero) shows Ks Kc (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 90%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)
UTG wins $48.35

Hand 2

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 9 players
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UTG: $32.03 (128 bb)
UTG+1: $23.00 (92 bb)
MP: $33.45 (134 bb)
MP+1 (Hero): $25.00 (100 bb)
LP: $12.76 (51 bb)
CO: $35.55 (142 bb)
BU: $25.00 (100 bb)
SB: $54.15 (217 bb)
BB: $25.60 (102 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP+1 with Ks Kd
UTG calls $0.25, 1 fold, MP raises to $0.50, Hero 3-bets to $2.10, 6 players fold, MP calls $1.60
Flop: ($4.80) 3h Ac Kc (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $2.29, MP calls $2.29
Turn: ($9.38) Jc (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $5.38, MP calls $5.38
River: ($20.14) 2h (2 players)
MP bets $9.62, Hero calls $9.62
Total pot: $39.38 (Rake: $1.77)
Showdown:
MP shows Tc 9c (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 22%, Flop: 26%, Turn: 77%, River: 100%)
MP+1 (Hero) mucks Ks Kd (three of a kind, Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 78%, Flop: 74%, Turn: 23%, River: 0%)
MP wins $37.61

Ok so I shared a lot of hands, that I won, and maybe it look like, I always run like a god. This is not the case though, and this session it was my cowboys, that got completely wrecked. For me these hands are mostly coolers, but I am open for any suggestions about alternative lines

 

[c0rnBr34d]

Nope, I like your 3 bet sizing on these and I play them the same. Thanks for sharing the pain. I've got some nasty ones too.

 

[xrhstos]

First hand:

Preflop I would 3bet on the higher side ($3-$3.5).
UTG isn't folding a whole bunch of their UTG 3bet calling range to that extra dollar and we get to extract more value preflop but also postflop the pot will be bigger.


On the flop we are crushing their range, they could have some sets if they are on the looser side as players and are raise/calling 22-66 UTG.
But mostly they should have a lot of overcards, Ax and some flush draws, which we want to extract value from.
I would go for a bigger sizing more than 70% pot.

Turn is a stack off to a check raise, they shouldn't really have sets besides JJ, they can have Axcc and AJs.

Second hand:

Preflop UTG limps and Villain minraises.
We can size up our 3bet to what I perceive are loose/weak players who are usually sticking around.

Flop is well played but we can also bet bigger.
We do block the AK but they are not folding their AQ, AJ or their flush draws to a big cbet.

Turn could be a check back for some pot control.
It's one of the worst turn cards besides the Tc, Qc.
We do want to get value from their AK, AJ, JJ, but we are in a bad spot if we get check raised since they could easily have a made flush or QTs.

River is well played, raising there for value seems too thin.

 

[Aballinamion]

Overplaying KK

Hand 1

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 9 players
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UTG: $38.90 (156 bb)
UTG+1: $60.88 (244 bb)
MP: $26.03 (104 bb)
MP+1 (Hero): $25.00 (100 bb)
LP: $30.35 (121 bb)
CO: $27.31 (109 bb)
BU: $25.00 (100 bb)
SB: $3.11 (12 bb)
BB: $41.94 (168 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP+1 with Ks Kc
UTG raises to $0.75, 2 players fold, Hero 3-bets to $2.50, 5 players fold, UTG calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.35) 4c 2s 5c (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $3.07, UTG calls $3.07
Turn: ($11.49) Js (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $6.58, UTG raises to $30.71, Hero calls $12.85 (all-in)
River: ($50.35) Td (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $50.35 (Rake: $2)
Showdown:
UTG shows Jc Jh (three of a kind, Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 10%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)
MP+1 (Hero) shows Ks Kc (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 90%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)
UTG wins $48.35

Hand 2

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 9 players
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UTG: $32.03 (128 bb)
UTG+1: $23.00 (92 bb)
MP: $33.45 (134 bb)
MP+1 (Hero): $25.00 (100 bb)
LP: $12.76 (51 bb)
CO: $35.55 (142 bb)
BU: $25.00 (100 bb)
SB: $54.15 (217 bb)
BB: $25.60 (102 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP+1 with Ks Kd
UTG calls $0.25, 1 fold, MP raises to $0.50, Hero 3-bets to $2.10, 6 players fold, MP calls $1.60
Flop: ($4.80) 3h Ac Kc (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $2.29, MP calls $2.29
Turn: ($9.38) Jc (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $5.38, MP calls $5.38
River: ($20.14) 2h (2 players)
MP bets $9.62, Hero calls $9.62
Total pot: $39.38 (Rake: $1.77)
Showdown:
MP shows Tc 9c (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 22%, Flop: 26%, Turn: 77%, River: 100%)
MP+1 (Hero) mucks Ks Kd (three of a kind, Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 78%, Flop: 74%, Turn: 23%, River: 0%)
MP wins $37.61

Ok so I shared a lot of hands, that I won, and maybe it look like, I always run like a god. This is not the case though, and this session it was my cowboys, that got completely wrecked. For me these hands are mostly coolers, but I am open for any suggestions about alternative lines

Hand 1: Overplay OTT, Villain doesn't have a lot of bluffs here and Villain is not going all-in with no kind of bluffs here.

Hand 2: Overplay OTT again. Okay we hit a very strong hand OTF and this hand needs protection. So we must ask ourselves before we do c-bet which cards are going to be good for our range and which cards are going to be good for Villain's range, and, in this particular case, the Turn completes a lot of UTG's equity and we should/could be checking this to evaluate river.
I am saying this because there was a cash session that I made a couple of years ago where I folded KK postflop 7 times and I was losing all the seven, I could get a showdown of 5 spots and I see that I was really not ahead and I folded once pocket AA 5 times in the same session postflop
I love the minimax idea and I use it.

Regards;

Carlos 'Aballinamion' Barbosa