$50 NLHE 6-max: Last hand played due to tilt, what do we think?

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PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 148.94 BB
CO: 104.4 BB
BTN: 99.16 BB
Hero (SB): 117.6 BB
BB: 177.6 BB
UTG: 115.98 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K:diamond: 9:spade:

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, BB raises to 7 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

Flop: (14 BB, 2 players) 5:spade: 5:diamond: 4:diamond:
Hero bets 10 BB, BB calls 10 BB

Turn: (34 BB, 2 players) 9:heart:
Hero checks, BB bets 25 BB, Hero calls 25 BB

River: (84 BB, 2 players) A:heart:
Hero checks, BB checks

Hero shows K:diamond: 9:spade: (Two Pair, Nines and Fives)
(Pre 28%, Flop 16%, Turn 11%)
BB shows T:club: T:spade: (Two Pair, Tens and Fives)
(Pre 72%, Flop 84%, Turn 89%)
BB wins 80 BB

This was the last hand played in a game where I had lost a few and started to feel myself tilting.

I think I played this hand horribly from the moment I called the 3-bet with K9o. Any advice here would be much appreciated.
 
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K9o is a hand that has acceptable strength to defend OOP when we are playing HU. We also unlock inner combinations that are important and which could perfectly be in the villain's re-raise range, for example JQ and JT. On these combinations we have a small rank advantage. Being us SB we have to opt for a larger size of raise, since we are on the just line between folding and defending our position. So I find the preflop fold more attractive instead of offering 1bb to V. Instead villain makes up for the sequence with 3.5X on re-raising . Clearly it is a representative proportion of strong value so we can choose to comfortably retire, because we have not achieved the fold equity we are looking for in range V.
On the flop we are not in good shape to lead, as most of the time they will call us with their hands that beat our bluffs. As for example with the Axs that now have the board in their favor.
On the turn 9h certainly hits us as the villain is now less likely to bet with 8-9 and 9-T. In fact at this point, there are several low-scale values ​​that should be removed from range V, because they are unlikely to decide to attack. For example: 2-2; 3-3 and 6-6. We also have a blocker that reduces the bluffs of the V rank like AK; KQ; K4. Possibly the most real value combo we beat is 8-8. Apart from that we are also reducing with our blocker, the flush draw combos that villain could have in his range. On the other hand, BB's bet on the turn is large, which leaves us in a rather uncomfortable situation. At this point we must think that we should fold from the beginning, but we are already committed and we will hardly escape here.
On the river the Ah is a street that proportionally impacts both ranges, so if we choose to get here, we can opt must bluff with our dominated hand. This is an aggressive line and we must gather courage to deceive the villain. Any value below QQ is greatly weakened after seeing a table ace, unless V thinks we are playing with a wide range.
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K9o is a hand that has acceptable strength to defend OOP when we are playing HU. We also unlock inner combinations that are important and which could perfectly be in the villain's re-raise range, for example JQ and JT. On these combinations we have a small rank advantage. Being us SB we have to opt for a larger size of raise, since we are on the just line between folding and defending our position. So I find the preflop fold more attractive instead of offering 1bb to V. Instead villain makes up for the sequence with 3.5X on re-raising . Clearly it is a representative proportion of strong value so we can choose to comfortably retire, because we have not achieved the fold equity we are looking for in range V.
On the flop we are not in good shape to lead, as most of the time they will call us with their hands that beat our bluffs. As for example with the Axs that now have the board in their favor.
On the turn 9h certainly hits us as the villain is now less likely to bet with 8-9 and 9-T. In fact at this point, there are several low-scale values ​​that should be removed from range V, because they are unlikely to decide to attack. For example: 2-2; 3-3 and 6-6. We also have a blocker that reduces the bluffs of the V rank like AK; KQ; K4. Possibly the most real value combo we beat is 8-8. Apart from that we are also reducing with our blocker, the flush draw combos that villain could have in his range. On the other hand, BB's bet on the turn is large, which leaves us in a rather uncomfortable situation. At this point we must think that we should fold from the beginning, but we are already committed and we will hardly escape here.
On the river the Ah is a street that proportionally impacts both ranges, so if we choose to get here, we can opt must bluff with our dominated hand. This is an aggressive line and we must gather courage to deceive the villain. Any value below QQ is greatly weakened after seeing a table ace, unless V thinks we are playing with a wide range.
Greetings.


That's such a good analysis - thank you. I'm definitely thinking now that based on V 3-bet sizing the preflop fold would have been much more attractive.
 
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PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 148.94 BB
CO: 104.4 BB
BTN: 99.16 BB
Hero (SB): 117.6 BB
BB: 177.6 BB
UTG: 115.98 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K 9

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, BB raises to 7 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

Flop: (14 BB, 2 players) 5 5 4
Hero bets 10 BB, BB calls 10 BB

Turn: (34 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, BB bets 25 BB, Hero calls 25 BB

River: (84 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, BB checks

Hero shows K 9 (Two Pair, Nines and Fives)
(Pre 28%, Flop 16%, Turn 11%)
BB shows T T (Two Pair, Tens and Fives)
(Pre 72%, Flop 84%, Turn 89%)
BB wins 80 BB

This was the last hand played in a game where I had lost a few and started to feel myself tilting.

I think I played this hand horribly from the moment I called the 3-bet with K9o. Any advice here would be much appreciated.

When I am SB versus BB I don't like raising so small. I go for polarization and I use a 3x sizing with 100% of my range.
Now, when BB 3-bets, I would only call out of position if I have a pretty good reason and a very fine hand, otherwise 4-bet or fold is my position.
With K9o, which is a very decent hand, we can be 4-betting from time to time if we know our Villain is re-stealing too much, or else we can be folding.
At lower limits players are (only) playing heavy values, so I see no point in calling with K9 when BB can display a also weak KT and cut me off.

Regards;

Carlos 'Aballinamion' Barbosa
 
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