I suck HU
 

Haven't seen my opponent do anyting particularly interesting, but seems loose PF.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, UTG calls.



Flop: (8.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (8.25 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.25 BB

I raise PF thinking I most likely have the best hand. I reraised because I thought it would give me control of the hand (which makes no sense if I'm going to check the flop). Even if I continue my aggresion I'm not sure about this play.

On the turn I start thinking I need to get rid of this hand, but can't bring my self to do it. I'm not even sure what I should be thinking here. Lines from HEPFAP about folding too often makes betting w/any two profitable keep running through my head, and I make the call.

On the river I'm just stupid. The very slim chance that ace high is good here, coupled with my curiosity, compell me to call.

I would really like some advice on how I should be thinking when I get HU.

I hope I haven't made any of you dumber just from reading this.

Re: I suck HU
 

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I suck HU

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I will concede this point.

Why are you capping preflop? Why did you raise in the first place? An UTG limper in a typical game has ATo beat, unless he is extraordinarily bad this is a check preflop.

After that, pick a street, I'd fold on every one of them if I was somehow still in the hand.

You're playing an 8 handed game with an UTG limper and you have a marginal hand. This isn't like a heads up game where a medium ace is a showdown worthy hand. Just play normal and not "its heads up I'm going to go crazy and stupid now". You have no hand. Fold. Somewhere. Please.

-DeathDonkey

Re: I suck HU
 

I suck at HU too but I think you should fold this hand at the flop. And just call the preflop 3-bet.

Re: I suck HU
 

I think the pf cap is the problem here. Like you said, it dictates how you play the rest of the hand. You're OOP, so you'd really like to see a strong flop. There are a lot of flops you don't like to see with ATo. So, if you call his 3-bet and c/r any favorable flop, you're probably better off. You may be losing some value pf, but you're gaining it back by making the hand much easier to play.

Re: I suck HU
 

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An UTG limper in a typical game has ATo beat

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What games are these?

Re: I suck HU
 

Alright you caught me. But still, this is a raise preflop? I'm pretty LAGgy and I would check unless the guy is like 50 VPIP.

-DeathDonkey

Re: I suck HU
 

I'm torn. Depends on how bad he is of course, but on average, ATo is a lot better than this guy's limping hand.

Re: I suck HU
 

I think the trouble with raising this hand in the BB, is that you are going to be playing the remaining streets out of position with not that great a hand.

I think you would have been better off checking to see the flop and going from there. If you had done that, it would have been much easier to get away from this hand when you didnt connect with the flop as the pot would have been much smaller (only 2sb).

The trouble with raising PF without a very good hand from the blinds is that it can sometimes have the effect of tying you to the pot in a disadvantageous position, as seems to have happened here.

By the way, dont worry about making me any dumber than I already am. I dont think that would be possible LOL. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Re: I suck HU
 

Don't think I would raise pre-flop. It's definitely a possiblity that you are (nominally) ahead, but you'll be out of position for the remainder of the hand, which offsets the value of your hand. Certainly wouldn't cap, from any position.
I might lead the flop here too, but probably drop the hand ASAP after being raised. I don't like to fold on the same street as I bet, so I'd probably call and check/fold the turn. If I was leaving the table soon I might even just fold right to the flop raise. I wouldn't call the turn or the river.

Re: I suck HU
 

I am folding either the flop or the turn