QQ $2/$5 live hand

swolfe · #1 11-14-2005, 02:39 PM

The game is the Morongo $2/$5NL, $300 cap on a Wednesday night. The game is currently 8-handed, I think.

Villain in this hand has around $400 after buying in short (a couple of times) and doubling up twice. He likes to call preflop raises, and he's been very agressive post-flop, leading into the PFR often. If I had to estimate his stats, it'd be something along the lines of 45/15.

I have Villain way covered. I've been playing pretty tight, but had a pretty good rush and one hand where we had a 4-way all-in where I had a straight over a lower straight and two guys on flush draws (that missed, thankfully). Still, I think Villain sees me as tight and maybe he thinks I fold a lot. I have folded twice to him when he's led into me after I've raised PF, once was with a missed AK on a draw heavy board (i had nothing), and the other was where I raised from LP with garbage and missed.

Folded to me, I raise to $20 from MP with QQ (I forget what suits, irrelevant), one LP caller, and Villain calls from the SB.

Flop $60: 5 5 J rainbow

Villain leads for $75, I call, LP folds

Turn $210: A

Villain hesitates, then bets $150. I go into the tank for a minute, then call.

River $510: A

Villain pushes, I insta-call

kitaristi0 · #2 11-14-2005, 02:44 PM

Why just call this flop? I'd stick in a healthy raise.

swolfe · #3 11-14-2005, 02:51 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Why just call this flop? I'd stick in a healthy raise.

[/ QUOTE ]

With the other caller and Villain's overbet on the flop, a "healthy raise" pot commits me when I'm WA/WB. Calling also gives me a chance to see what the other player in the hand is going to do without risking more chips. If LP raises, then I can safely and easily fold.

The other reason for calling is that my read on Villain is that he won't call a raise except when he has a 5 in this case (which could easily be in his hand range). I put him on either a 5 or a J, with a J being the most likely thing. When the A fell on the turn, my decision was whether or not he had anything as good as AJ. I decided that he didn't and called the turn...if he hadn't pushed the river, then I would have, but with my read, I liked letting him bet my hand for me.

666shooter · #4 11-14-2005, 02:49 PM

I would have raised on the flop to $225, you more than likely have the best hand at that point and that might have slowed the villain down.

swolfe · #5 11-14-2005, 02:52 PM

[ QUOTE ]
I would have raised on the flop to $225, you more than likely have the best hand at that point and that might have slowed the villain down.

[/ QUOTE ]

why would i want to slow Villain down if I have the best hand? i like it when my opponents shovel chips into pots where they are way behind.

kitaristi0 · #6 11-14-2005, 02:57 PM

[ QUOTE ]
When the A fell on the turn, my decision was whether or not he had anything as good as AJ. I decided that he didn't and called the turn

[/ QUOTE ]

With this read, I like the turn and river.

meleader2 · #7 11-14-2005, 03:14 PM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I would have raised on the flop to $225, you more than likely have the best hand at that point and that might have slowed the villain down.

[/ QUOTE ]

why would i want to slow Villain down if I have the best hand? i like it when my opponents shovel chips into pots where they are way behind.

[/ QUOTE ]

hopefully this worked out for you, but if i have a hand like AKo or AKs from the sb and someone from LP/EP/MP raises i'm just going to call as well. then again, you know your opponent better than i do.

swolfe · #8 11-14-2005, 03:16 PM

[ QUOTE ]
hopefully this worked out for you, but if i have a hand like AKo or AKs from the sb and someone from LP/EP/MP raises i'm just going to call as well. then again, you know your opponent better than i do.

[/ QUOTE ]

i don't think AK will lead into me here. i don't think that he thinks he's bluffing.

ThaHero · #9 11-14-2005, 04:32 PM

I don't think he takes so long to bet that Ace either, unless he was just slow rolling to try and get you to think he didn't have an Ace. Was he that cunning? lol

I also am struggling to think of a 5x hand he'd call with here, although you did say he called a lot of raises, so it's possible.

Based on your reads, I like the turn and river, but obviously you're folding against a solid opponent right?

I'm guessing this guy turned over QJ. If he turned over J5, A5 or AJ, sorry dude.

meleader2 · #10 11-14-2005, 05:17 PM

[ QUOTE ]
i don't think that he thinks he's bluffing.

[/ QUOTE ]

hahahahaha, very nice. gh too, saw results.