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Help in a common 2NL situation
Here's a hand scenario that I seem to run into a lot in 2NL on PokerStars and I would love to hear some thoughts, criticisms, etc.:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed)
CO ($3.68)
Button ($5.77)
SB ($1.09)
BB ($5.05)
UTG ($2.24)
Hero (MP) ($5.32)
Preflop: Hero is MP with Kh, Ac
UTG calls $0.02, Hero bets $0.10, 1 fold, Button calls $0.10, SB calls $0.09, BB calls $0.08, 1 fold
Flop: ($0.42) Qd, 9h, Qs (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, Button checks
Turn: ($0.42) 9s (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, Button checks
River: ($0.42) Ah (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, Button checks
Total pot: $0.42 | Rake: $0
My thoughts as this hand went down:
AKo in UTG+1. UTG limps so I bump it up 4xbb+1bb for the limper.
All but the original UTG limper call the .10. I have less than 20 hands recorded for any of these guys so I don't have any reads or useful info to go on.
Flop misses me... do I bet out into a flop that I missed completely when there are three other people in the hand with me? I check.
Board pairs again. Now if anyone has a Q or a 9 they've got a boat and I'm completely dead. Betting would seem like a stupid move here as I feel like I'm only going to get called by a hand that beats me here.
River gave me hope that If anyone called with an A (and didn't hit the Q or the 9) that my K should net me the pot with AAQQK. But again, that's best case scenario. A lot of hands that these guys could've called with could beat me... like connectors: QJ, QT, 9T, 89, etc.
Anyway, long and short of it is I find this scenario a lot. Where I make what I feel is a decent raise in early position only to have at least half the table calling and I am at a loss as to what to do when the I completely miss the flop.
Any advice or food for thought would be much appreciated.
* as an aside, I can't post images/URLs yet so my hand histories will be showing the suit with the first letter, obviously.
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