Racetracks on the button

trevor · #1 10-14-2005, 10:10 PM

Villain is 22.5/12.3 through 49 hands, none gone to showdown. I really do not recognize BB and he hasn't got out of line as far as I can tell. My image: I have limped a lot w/ trash behind two donks to my right. I am strongly considering LAGing it up at the moment when this hand comes. FWIW, sometimes I raise here sometimes I don't. I didn't this time.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed) converter

BB ($100)
UTG ($127.60)
UTG+1 ($31.15)
MP1 ($47.65)
MP2 ($149.80)
CO ($81.95)
Hero ($111.70)
SB ($98)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls $1, 2 folds, Hero calls $1, 1 fold, BB checks.

Flop: ($3.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets $1, MP1 folds, Hero raises to $6, BB raises to $12, Hero calls $6.

I hate being three-bet here, esp min three-bet. My hand range for villain is J9, 10 10 and Q10. At this table I think I hear from QQ pre-flop. I guess a poorly played AA or even A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] are possible. Obviously I am not folding the flop.

TURN: 10 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Discuss

Isura · #2 10-14-2005, 10:38 PM

You drew out on him on the turn. Take his stack.

stu-unger · #3 10-14-2005, 10:42 PM

ive been thinking about this hand for like 10 minutes and i am confused. how can the villains range be this small? there is no way u r ahead on the flop unless he has top 2? if this is true u should fold, i dont think it is and i would be trying to get my stack in the middle on the turn or river...

trevor · #4 10-14-2005, 11:08 PM

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how can the villains range be this small?

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Weak lead, min-three bet. I'd say it's fairly easy to narrow his hand range. Unless he's an idiot (which isn't my read), I don't see him 3-betting too many hands. I may give in to 10 8 as well.

trevor · #5 10-15-2005, 11:21 AM

C'mon this hand doesn't suck does it?

swolfe · #6 10-15-2005, 01:01 PM

racetracks?! you mean snowmen...

i think he sucked out on you with QT. what did he do on the turn?

Skuzzy · #7 10-15-2005, 02:54 PM

45[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 56[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 67[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Ax[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8T J9 TQ JK AQ TT QQ KK AA

Are all these really unlikely? At over 20% VPIP I dont give him credit for being quite as selective as you do. This makes my turn play easier as I feel way more confident that I'm ahead.