K6s in the BB, 4 handed

[qwerty]

A hand to comment. 0.5/1 HE net game. 4 Players.
UTG and UTG+1 fold, SB calls and I raise with K6s. Over aggresive? SB calls.

Flop: A78 rainbow, 2 in pot. SB bets, I raise, SB calls.
Turn: A78 – 8, 4 in pot. SB bets, I fold.

Comments?

Qwerty

[Ikke]

Hate to say this, but IMO this one depends a lot on your opponent.

First preflop. Does he always limp in those situations? Does he only limp with weaker hands? In the first situation he could for instance have the ace, in the second situation chances go way down.

On the flop same thing. Likely to bluff at these kind of boards? Does he frequently bet out? (because in this situation betting out is against the "flow").

Against some opponents I could fold to the flopbet, against others I would certainly play on (and often aggressively).

Since this is a 0.50/1 game I would be more likely to put your opponent in the weak/passive group (indicated by his preflop limp). Often these kind of players are not creative and just bet their good hands and check the worse hands (even if it goes against the flow of the hand). So, given the type of game I would fold to the bet. I most likely put SB on a 7 ot 8 on the flop.

But again, change a bit of your opponents characteristics and your play might change significantly.

Another important thing to see is that both 7 and 8 are higher than your 6.

Regards

I often find that a call in this spot is usually
more powerful and convincing then a raise, and gets the job done cheaper.

Like Ikke said it does depend on your opp however.
I would consider raising only if I have seen my opp.
bet out & fold for a single bet in previous spots.

Otherwise you are looking at either a pair or str
draw in which case you can easily get outplayed and
fold the best hand.

And even if he only has a 7, most opp's will call down
with any pair in a blind vs. blind situation, so good
luck bluffing.

Also as a side note, against trickier players you
are probably better off just checking preflop...A tricky
player could be limping with a strong hand or just
plain get tricky postflop. It sounds like he may
be in this group.