$Freeroll NLHE MTT: League - Baby Pair Flops Set, 2 High Hearts On Board

[BearPlay]

League game, MTT, 15/30 blinds. Hero UTG, set mines with baby pair. MP calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Hero flops a set with two big hearts on the board. SB min raises, BB calls. Now what?

I've played many times with these people, and for the most part, we play a tight game.


Here is how the hand played out. Did I play it too aggressively?

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Table and Position Review
Game #76216479-16: Spring Series IV - Saturday - No Limit Holdem Tournament - 15.00/30.00

Seat #0: ericm130 (BB), $2292.00
Seat #2: BearPlay, $2030.00
Seat #3: ROYALKNIGHT, $1970.00
Seat #4: DELTA50, $1447.00
Seat #5: xxcheckraisinxx, $1853.00
Seat #6: InF1nlTe, $2075.00
Seat #7: elfirbster, $4303.00
Seat #8: pricechoppin111 (D), $2035.00
Seat #9: grumpytiger21 (SB), $1995.00

*** Blinds ***
grumpytiger21 posts the small blind of 15.00
ericm130 posts the big blind of 30.00

*** Pre-Flop ***
BearPlay got hole cards [4h] [4c]
BearPlay calls 30.00
ROYALKNIGHT folds
DELTA50 calls 30.00
xxcheckraisinxx folds
InF1nlTe folds
elfirbster folds
pricechoppin111 folds
grumpytiger21 calls 15.00
ericm130 checks

*** Flop *** Pot: 120
[Jh] [9h] [4s]
grumpytiger21 bets 30.00
ericm130 calls 30.00
BearPlay raises with 187.00
DELTA50 folds
grumpytiger21 folds
ericm130 folds
BearPlay shows [4h] [4c]
BearPlay wins 210.00
BearPlay wins 157.00

 

[horizon12]

In flop you have nuts, no need big raise enough call or raise 100, when you over raise from UTG this look very strong and only best hands can call..

 

[byrnsiey330]

I wouldn't have raised that much, but with a bet and a call in front, you can assume that one of these players has a decent hand. You could have just called and hopefully one of them hits two pair, and you can take their whole stack, but that's a little bit risky if someone is drawing to a flush. If I were you I would have raised maybe half the pot, keeping hand worse than yours in the game, and charging drawing flush hands.

 

[Jacki Burkhart]

I think you killed your action. the reason set mining is valuable is because of implied odds. so you need to achieve those implied odds.

yes, if you bet smaller you run some risk of them flushing out. presumably you are a good enough player to not hemorrhage chips if the flush comes.

At the flop the pot is 120. a min bet and a call makes the pot 180. you want to bet something between 1/2 and full pot. I'd probably raise it up to between 100 and 120.

Now, some players if they are going to fold to 187, they are going to fold to 110 just the same, but if you repeat this enough times....there will be enough flush chasers that call the 110 to make it profitable. Now the pot is 400. if the flush card misses the turn you can now bet out ~250 and most flush draws should fold at this point. If they don't fold, more money for you since usually they'll miss on the river. Let's not forget their flush draw isn't nearly as good as they think because some of their outs are dirty (will make you a fullhouse while making them a flush, costing them their whole stack)

 

[BearPlay]

All valid points and absorbed. Thanks e1 for the feedback!

@missjacki - For sure, I've been working on set mining vs implied odds. I did kill this.

 

[hffjd2000]

I think your amount raise is just right for me.
The thing here is maybe the two has only a pair on the flop or a hand not worth continuing.
With your raise, the flush draw will think twice because of the amount. No regrets.

 

[BearPlay]

I think your amount raise is just right for me.
The thing here is maybe the two has only a pair on the flop or a hand not worth continuing.
With your raise, the flush draw will think twice because of the amount. No regrets.

Thanks for your feedback!

 

[Arjonius]

If I were you I would have raised maybe half the pot, keeping hand worse than yours in the game, and charging drawing flush hands.

A half-pot raise means you make it 105. That makes the pot 285 and asks the bettor and caller for 75 more. How well does this address your goal of charging flush draws?

 

[byrnsiey330]

A half-pot raise means you make it 105. That makes the pot 285 and asks the bettor and caller for 75 more. How well does this address your goal of charging flush draws?

You're right, probably more around 3/4 the pot is a better idea.