2 Pair

[Mercman572]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter

BB ($23.55)
UTG ($19.30)
MP ($26.15)
CO ($34.50)
Button ($16.75)
Hero ($50.90)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.75) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.75</font>, BB folds, MP calls $0.75.

Turn: ($2.25) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $4</font>, Hero calls $2.

River: ($10.25) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets $7</font>, Hero calls $7.

Final Pot: $24.25.

I don't like the way I played this. Thoughts?

[kongo_totte]

I block the river for $4-5. The river card is perfect for a block. An alternative would be to fold the turn. Reads are of importance though.

As played, I prolly check-fold river.

If I complete SB with unconnected suited cards and hit two pair I get very worried when I get resistance. When I play suited cards, I play them for flush value, not 2 pair value. Your hand is very strong on the flop but not so much on the turn and especially on the river. I don't really think youre beating any of his reasonable holdings on the river, but I don't really know PF strategy for 6-max, since KJ or KQ (maybe not KJ so much but def KQ) will be raising pf in middle position normally, we can rule out AK since it will be raising, and hands like KT-Kx shouldnt really be raising that turn so we can probably rule those out. 22 is also a possibility, but KK and 55 are obviously improbable. The miniraise on the turn suggests either a donk or a strong hand that doesn't want a fold.

I think you can fold on the river safely, but again I would want some reads to know this players PF raising range.

Steve

[Mercman572]

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I block the river for $4-5. The river card is perfect for a block. An alternative would be to fold the turn. Reads are of importance though.

As played, I prolly check-fold river.

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Good points, folding definitely was on top of my mind but I figure at this level villains hand range is probably much larger than KJ. Blocking bet didn't even occur at the time, I thought I wanted villain firing again but you make a good point, flush m ight scare better 2 pair.