$ NL HE MTT: Did I play this hand badly, or was villain very skilled?

[Gritz18]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Freeroll

1. Freeroll

Currency

$

It happened in the CC $250 freeroll on Ps, I guess I was just unlucky as usual.😁

pokerstars, Hold'em No Limit - 150/300 (25 ante) - 9 players
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Gritz18 (UTG): 7,275 (24 bb)
jazux48 (UTG+1): 5,009 (17 bb)
gabryyyel31 (MP): 6,375 (21 bb)
tfab5 (MP+1): 8,825 (29 bb)
pavel1111111 (LP): 7,645 (25 bb)
Dmitriy_rus7 (CO): 10,425 (35 bb)
skaniol (BU): 2,650 (9 bb)
The Decano10 (SB): 6,701 (22 bb)
mmarco13524 (BB): 19,443 (65 bb)

Pre-Flop: (675) Hero (Gritz18) is UTG with A♠ Q♦
Gritz18 (UTG) raises to 600, 6 players fold, The Decano10 (SB) calls 450, 1 fold

Flop: (1,725) Q♥ T♣ 6♠ (2 players)
The Decano10 (SB) checks, Gritz18 (UTG) bets 863, The Decano10 (SB) calls 863

Turn: (3,451) 8♠ (2 players)
The Decano10 (SB) checks, Gritz18 (UTG) bets 3,451, The Decano10 (SB) calls 3,451

River: (10,353) A♦ (2 players)
The Decano10 (SB) checks, Gritz18 (UTG) bets 2,336 (all-in), The Decano10 (SB) calls 1,762 (all-in)

Total pot: 13,877

Showdown:
Gritz18 (UTG) shows A♠ Q♦ (two pair, Aces and Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 63%, Flop: 62%, Turn: 77%, River: 0%)

The Decano10 (SB) shows J♠ K♣ (a straight, Ten to Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 37%, Flop: 38%, Turn: 23%, River: 100%)

The Decano10 (SB) wins 13,877

 

[Andyreas]

You made him pay a big price to chase his draw which is usually -EV but it's a freeroll, so people often can't find a fold. 😅

 

[pentazepam]

If you meet him again you can value-bet all your made hands and never bluff. Easy game.

 

[seiya1989]

It happened in the CC $250 freeroll on Ps, I guess I was just unlucky as usual.😁

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - 150/300 (25 ante) - 9 players
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Gritz18 (UTG): 7,275 (24 bb)
jazux48 (UTG+1): 5,009 (17 bb)
gabryyyel31 (MP): 6,375 (21 bb)
tfab5 (MP+1): 8,825 (29 bb)
pavel1111111 (LP): 7,645 (25 bb)
Dmitriy_rus7 (CO): 10,425 (35 bb)
skaniol (BU): 2,650 (9 bb)
The Decano10 (SB): 6,701 (22 bb)
mmarco13524 (BB): 19,443 (65 bb)

Pre-Flop: (675) Hero (Gritz18) is UTG with A♠ Q♦
Gritz18 (UTG) raises to 600, 6 players fold, The Decano10 (SB) calls 450, 1 fold

Flop: (1,725) Q♥ T♣ 6♠ (2 players)
The Decano10 (SB) checks, Gritz18 (UTG) bets 863, The Decano10 (SB) calls 863

Turn: (3,451) 8♠ (2 players)
The Decano10 (SB) checks, Gritz18 (UTG) bets 3,451, The Decano10 (SB) calls 3,451

River: (10,353) A♦ (2 players)
The Decano10 (SB) checks, Gritz18 (UTG) bets 2,336 (all-in), The Decano10 (SB) calls 1,762 (all-in)

Total pot: 13,877

Showdown:
Gritz18 (UTG) shows A♠ Q♦ (two pair, Aces and Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 63%, Flop: 62%, Turn: 77%, River: 0%)

The Decano10 (SB) shows J♠ K♣ (a straight, Ten to Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 37%, Flop: 38%, Turn: 23%, River: 100%)

The Decano10 (SB) wins 13,877

That's poker. I think you are the same person who yesterday showed his great achievements and I congratulate you on those achievements, but you had no luck to achieve those achievements? I say it because at the beginning of the post you say maybe I was unlucky as usual. To be someone who has a lot of bad luck you have gained a lot.

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
Standard open.

Flop
Standard C-bet (but see comments about turn play)

Turn
Betting full pot here makes no sense, since it leaves a silly small amount for the river. You need to either jam now, in which case you should have gone larger on the flop to set it up for that. Or make it a 3 street hand by betting something like 1.500-2.000. This will create a pot of 4.725-5.725 with 3.200-3.700 left behind, which is perfect.

River
As played I am ok putting him all in. Several hands made a straight, but there is a chance, you would have heard from those in the form of a check-raise on the turn or a donk bet on the river. He is also getting such great odds, that he is likely not folding any pair. If you had used proper turn sizing, its actually a lot more close. KJ, J9, 97 and 75 all made a straight, which really makes two pair shrink a lot in value. Its also not great, that the river was an A, because it might scare away hands like KQ or QJ. So if you had used proper turn sizing, a case could actually be made for checking back and taking a free showdown now.

Results
So he did in fact have a straight and even the nut straight. This is fully expected, since people are going to draw incorrectly in freerolls. This does not mean, the opponent is skilled. But it does not mean, he is bad either. Its a freeroll, so it does not matter, how he play. If he want to have fun chasing his draws, or he if wants to go for a "go strong or go home" approach, that is completely fine and reasonable.

 

[MK_]

I think sometimes we create our own luck.... and this is one of those times😎👍