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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Replayer from Poker Hands Replayer
Hero (Button) ($34.05)
SB ($26.85)
BB ($29.25)
UTG ($86.30) - A 40/22 fish who is pretty passive
MP ($25.80) - A 62/22 over 39 hands. Haven't seen much postflop play.
Preflop: Hero is Button with 10 , 10
UTG bets $0.75, MP calls $0.75, Hero raises to $3, 3 folds, MP calls $2.25
I choose to three-bet for value here against these two loose/passive fish. I expect their calling ranges to both be wide.
Flop: ($7.10) 9, 8, K (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks
When I was playing, I felt I should opt for "pot control" here and check through and perhaps get thin value out of later streets. I did not want the pot to get too large in the earlier streets with only second pair. Also, it may help convince villain that I do not have the king and make him more likely to call with worse hands on the turn.
Turn: ($7.10) 5 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $4, MP calls $4
Here, I chose to bet for thin value. I bet a little more than half the pot (to both keep the pot small and get value out of his small pair hands). Villain's calling range probably looks something like: {77-55,A9,KJ+,KTs,Q9s,J9s+,T9s,97s}. However, that's assuming he checks on the turn with KQ. I think I may be overestimating villain's passiveness. He may have a lot less kings than I think as he probably bets the turn with his KQ hands.
River: ($15.10) 3 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks
I feel like I may have missed more thin value from villain here. Of course, this is dependent on if villain calls two streets with a pair of nines (or lower pocket pairs). I chose to check since I thought villain's calling range would be comprised of far more kings than nines but I am now second-guessing myself. Again, villain's check on the turn almost tells me he barely has kings in his range. I probably should have bet ~$6 here.
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