straight?

just came and hud have nothing about him.



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saw flop

BB ($2.73)
UTG ($5.41)
UTG+1 ($2)
MP1 ($6.79)
MP2 ($4.28)
CO ($5)
Button ($5.25)
Hero (SB) ($5.06)

Preflop: Hero is SB with ,
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.05, CO calls $0.05, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.03, BB checks

Flop: ($0.20) , , (4 players)
Hero bets $0.20, BB raises to $0.60, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.40

Turn: ($1.40) (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $1.10

hero? should i give him credit for a straight? i really know nothing about this guy.

You got yourself into a rough spot. I'm folding QTo in the SB. Im def. not limping. If you want to play it then open for 5bb. His stack size indicates he isn't the best.

Edit: initially i want to shove over his flop raise but this allows him to play perfectly; call with the nuts and fold everything we beat. As played he only has 0.98 behind, he is strong but we have implied odds to call. T8, Q7 and Q8 are in his range.

0.24 = 1.1/(1.4+1.1+1.1+0.98).


equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 51.559% 47.15% 04.41% 892 83.50 { QQ, TT, 88, QTs, Q8s-Q7s, J9s, T8s, QTo, Q8o-Q7o, J9o, T8o }
Hand 1: 48.441% 44.03% 04.41% 833 83.50 { QcTs }

This is a +EV limp pre-flop, and I'm pretty sure raising is bad.

If we're flipping against that big of a pessimistic range, then Hero should just go ahead and get it in and be happy about it.

Also QQ in Villain's flop range makes no sense.

Esp since BB is a half stack, I'd 3-bet ai otf or raise him ai ott. Can't give him credit for a str8 yet, if ever, that's a small part of his range. And I agree with spoon about over-limping less-than-great broadway in the SB, that should be +EV. Usually I'll over-limp suited connectors, suited gappers, suited aces and kings, and broadway, hands that can flop alot of equity, and only isolate from the blinds with hands that completely dominate villain's range, like KQ or TT.

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

This is a +EV limp pre-flop

This really surprised me so i ran my db through a cpl of filters and sure enough, albeit inadvertently, i am showing a nice win rate when i 'limp with previous callers' over the range mike sets out. A non-existent part of my game that i need to think about more.

i called turn, river came K , he went all win, and i folded....

the K changes nothing about the straight but gives him KQ combos that beat me so i prefered folding/// maybe i shoud have called.... seemed right to fold then