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2 - In greater depth: PF before action: All prs, A8s+, AQo+, 98s+ -
- PF after action: capped thus removed AA-JJ, AK -leaving TT-22, AQ, A8s+, KQ, 98s+
- Flop (Td, 3c, 6s) Bad for his range. Only TT, 33, 66 has me beat in my guessed range of V. I think all 3 very unlikely as you would expect them to check to aggressor unless going for 3-bet. But I raise and they don't 3-bet, showing weakness, so I cap again right. That leaves 99, 88, 77, 55, 44, 22, A8s+, 98s+, which are all way behind.
-Turn (8s) 88 has me beat in his range.
-River (9c) 99, 88, T9s, 98s has me. I don't see 98s as a viable hand for his line really, but other 3 could have made the donkbet make since as blocking bets.
In review, I realize one area I really need to study is assessing ranges more accurately. By underestimating his range initially from the SB, some hands that beat me got through my web. This could be disastrous.
Also I think I am being somewhat results oriented. It was a dry board and playing it slower was likely value-wise, a better line. That show-stopper river card is a rarity, or at least should be uncommon hopefully. Or maybe a better line was to Call his donkbet (which is hard if you perceive that he wants action). Then on the turn and wetter board, take down the hand and save milking for less dangerous situations. If he leads or doesn't, bet or raise 3x or 4x his action. Reassess river if he calls, and based on his lead action and board, after calling a large turn bet/raise, and now most likely pot-committed, I'd probably lean toward check/calling river action. Thoughts to this line?
Thanks everyone for your help. I will start working on my other posted HH's. I posted too many, not realizing that analysis would be as time-consuming, but I am enjoying this.
My main focus in the first 4 hands is CBing, which is the catalysis for how expensive and/or dangerous the rest of the hand plays out. So I see that you can't really study CB's without studying its effects on the remainder of the hand. Which makes total sense when you type it out, yet doesn't always hold true in my mind at the table when I'm min-raising or jamming without a second thought and riding my gut. I realize that I will surely advance as a player by studying, although I will take much time and effort. Thanks again everyone.
What I have learned from this hand solely on CBing in this situation. On the dry board, I needed to focus on valve and not defense, which I actually did, yet for the wrong reason. I was merely playing by rote a small-ball style, afraid to put money in the pot with a premium pocket pair for fear of losing a large hand. It worked out that he called my min-raise this time, but a more lucrative line in the future, although not every similar situation, would be to call his donkbet on flop, with the intention to bet/raise on turn, when the pot is bigger and board certainly will grow wetter.
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