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Blind aggression wins pot - how to play this correctly?
I just started reviewing my sessions and I came across this horrifying hand. I took down a decent pot anyway but I am going to try and figure out the correct play in retrospect. Any feedback would be much appreciated!
I didn't have much of a read but the SB villain had a call open stat of 50% from SB (n=2) and a BR of 50 over 16 hands.
PokerStars Game #63621506250: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10 USD) - 2011/06/21 17:39:37 CET [2011/06/21 11:39:37 ET]
Table 'Derice IV' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: MsNoPot ($4.70 in chips)
Seat 2: lovac forex ($15.31 in chips)
Seat 3: hero ($9.92 in chips)
Seat 4: Alvert ($16.02 in chips)
Seat 5: Fuchshai ($4.96 in chips)
Seat 7: Splint1985 ($18.94 in chips)
Seat 8: bleskunov ($4 in chips)
Seat 9: imaguu ($11.49 in chips)
lovac forex: posts small blind $0.05
hero: posts big blind $0.10
OxnersMom: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hero [Qd 8s]
Alvert: folds
Fuchshai: calls $0.10
Splint1985: folds
bleskunov: folds
imaguu: folds
MsNoPot: folds
lovac forex: calls $0.05
hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [2d Qc Jd]
lovac forex: bets $0.10
hero: calls $0.10
Fuchshai: folds
*** TURN *** [2d Qc Jd] [8d]
lovac forex: bets $0.26
hero: raises $0.66 to $0.92
lovac forex: raises $0.66 to $1.58
hero: raises $1.42 to $3
lovac forex: calls $1.42
*** RIVER *** [2d Qc Jd 8d] [Js]
lovac forex: checks
hero: bets $3
lovac forex: folds
Uncalled bet ($3) returned to hero
hero collected $6.18 from pot
hero: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.50 | Rake $0.32
Board [2d Qc Jd 8d Js]
Seat 1: MsNoPot (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: lovac forex (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 3: hero (big blind) collected ($6.18)
Seat 4: Alvert folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Fuchshai folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Splint1985 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: bleskunov folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: imaguu folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Here are my thoughts about playing this better:
- On flop: the min donk bet could try to induce a raise or be a weird teller/bluff bet. I'm putting SB on anything from a random Q, J, 22, flush draw or even Ace high.
Should I have raised to ~2BB here to get a better feel for the situation and punish a flush draw?
- Turn: Flush completes "for free" and I now put SB on Q, 22, J2, or a flush. His bet sizing seems to suggest the flush to me. A fold might have been best here?
I feel that I should probably just fold here. Instead I raised to find out opponents true strength. The threebet suggests he really has the flush. The weak fourbet on my part (not sure how to rationalize this one ) does not trigger an all in so I assume SB does not have the Ace.
- River: with BR 50 and a lot of strength earlier I think it is more likely that SB is scared of the Ace high flush than him trying to induce a bet from me.
So the river bet is actually that only play I really like in this hand at this point. Maybe it should have been a little larger.
Overall, I realize that I played a huge pot with a very marginal hand so please let me know how this hand could have been played more correctly!
Many thanks
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