$150 NL HE MTT: GGMasters AQs in MP

[mariussica88]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Buy-in

150

Currency

$

Level 3 of the tournament. MP+1 stats after 31 hands: VPIP 23, PFR 16, Limp 0, Call raise pre-flop 11, 3-bet 12 and Fold to flop C-bet 100

When calling I put him on this range:



Flop: I decided to C-bet, pretty much standard and also if he calls/raise I believe that he connected with the board. He raised and I don't think that I can fold, but now I believe that he has Qx, 10x, and also 2 clubs.

Turn: Here I decided to just check and let him bet, since I did not want to play a very big pot. And also a lot of draws got there.

River: Here I think I made a mistake by betting this big. I think that 900 would have been enough and also If he raised me I would have folded.


How would you guys play this hand?


GGPoker, Hold'em No Limit - 40/80 (10 ante) - 8 players


UTG: 8,827 (110 bb)
UTG+1: 10,156 (127 bb)
MP (Hero): 8,479 (106 bb)
MP+1: 11,719 (146 bb)
CO: 10,072 (126 bb)
BU: 11,602 (145 bb)
SB: 9,673 (121 bb)
BB: 9,492 (119 bb)

Pre-Flop: (200) Hero is MP with A♠ Q♠
2 players fold, Hero raises to 200, MP+1 calls 200, 4 players fold

Flop: (600) 6♥ Q♣ T♣ (2 players)
Hero bets 306, MP+1 raises to 1,152, Hero calls 846

Turn: (2,904) 8♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, MP+1 checks

River: (2,904) 2♥ (2 players)
Hero bets 1,801, MP+1 calls 1,801

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
Standard open and given the stakes I think, its fine to just go to 2,5BB even this deep.

Flop
Standard C-bet. He now raise, and this is a tough board to valueraise on, since the only logical two pair is QTs. So you most definitely can not fold here, and right of the bat I think, his range contain a lot of draws.

Turn
Definitely no reason to donk bet on one of the worst cards in the deck, since it completed both clubs, J9 and the sneaky dubble gutter 97. If he had bombed it, I probably just give up and fold, but luckily he checked back.

River
Judging from his stats, he is a good player, and then he should not be raising any made hands, you beat, on the flop. Hands like KQ, QJ or AT are just a call on the flop, when you are 100BB deep. So he should be polarized here to busted draws, that decided to give up, and then made hands that beat you. And for that reason I dont like betting here at all. I think, its a check and evaluate spot.

 

[mariussica88]

Thank you fundiver199 for your reply. Maybe he slowed down on the turn because that turn completed the draw and also probably that's why he did not raise the river. He thought that raising the river here would not make sense since I will call with only hand that beat him.

GGPoker, Hold'em No Limit - 40/80 (10 ante) - 8 players
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UTG: 8,827 (110 bb)
UTG+1: 10,156 (127 bb)
MP (Hero): 8,479 (106 bb)
MP+1: 11,719 (146 bb)
CO: 10,072 (126 bb)
BU: 11,602 (145 bb)
SB: 9,673 (121 bb)
BB: 9,492 (119 bb)

Pre-Flop: (200) Hero is MP with A♠ Q♠
2 players fold, Hero raises to 200, MP+1 calls 200, 4 players fold

Flop: (600) 6♥ Q♣ T♣ (2 players)
Hero bets 306, MP+1 raises to 1,152, Hero calls 846

Turn: (2,904) 8♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, MP+1 checks

River: (2,904) 2♥ (2 players)
Hero bets 1,801, MP+1 calls 1,801

Total pot: 6,506

Showdown:
MP (Hero) shows A♠ Q♠ (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 46%, Flop: 3%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

MP+1 shows T♠ T♥ (three of a kind, Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 54%, Flop: 97%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

MP+1 wins 6,506

 

[fundiver199]

Yeah I am not surpriced at all to see a set here. It makes a lot of sense, since you can also have all those draws, that completed on the turn.