$ NL HE MTT:

[mariussica88]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Freeroll

1. Freeroll

Currency

$

BTN stats after 24 hands: VPIP 17 PFR 8 Limp 7 and 3-bet 11

At this point in the tournament I had a C-bet 100 stat. Do you guys think that it's ok from me to check the flop? I don't think that against this player I can represent a good hand other then Ax if I C-bet. I think my range if quite wide since I have a 34 StealPct.


pokerstars, Hold'em No Limit - 200/400 (50 ante) - 7 players
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UTG: 9,572 (24 bb)
MP: 24,452 (61 bb)
MP+1: 8,835 (22 bb)
CO (Hero): 10,314 (26 bb)
BU: 10,485 (26 bb)
SB: 7,911 (20 bb)
BB: 4,288 (11 bb)

Pre-Flop: (950) Hero is CO with A♦ 9♠
3 players fold, Hero raises to 920, BTN calls 920, 2 players fold

Flop: (2,790) K♠ 4♥ K♦ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (2,790) 3♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets 1,860, CO (Hero) folds

Total pot: 2,790
BU wins 2,790

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
Standard open.

Flop
This is a very dry "hit or miss" board, and depending on the opponent you can either check-call or make a small C-bet mainly for protection. Its important to understand, that even though you missed, you actually have the best hand a lot of the time. Not quite as much as, if you had AQ or AJ, but you still beat a lot of his hands, that missed, like A5, QJ and so on and so forth.

Turn
When he check back flop, you can make a small delayed C-bet here, still mostly for protection. Checking is also ok, but then its a check-call not a check-fold. If you think about his range and line, he is really saying, he has a slowplayed K or maybe 33. Those are his only hands, that take this line for value, and he can also have a flushdraw or just be taking a stab with absolutely nothing, because you have shown a lot of weakness by checking twice. So even though you will mostly fold, if he bomb the river, its important to not give up this easy with a hand, that is still best a lot of the time.

 

[Tigroslav]

Against this particular player I believe we are dominated as soon as he calls the raise (pocket pairs and higher aces and broadways including a king)
So give up and conserve your stack I believe is the wisest choice. Especially on this flop texture where you cant represent much.

 

[IADaveMark]

Agree that a 1/4 pot C-bet is ok for hit/miss boards like anything with a pair on the flop.

Also agree that the delayed C-bet (also 1/4) is a good strategy.