KQs Blind Battle Against a 2+2er

akh911007 · #1 10-11-2004, 02:14 AM

I've recently made the move up to 2/4, so I am having to get used to playing against TAGs, and also the occasional battle over the blinds. Here is a hand against a 2+2er that I was kinda lost on. I 3-bet preflop because I figured he would raise any half-decent holdings there. When he capped, I had to believe I was behind, either to a pocket pair or better overcards, possibly dominated. I thought about raising the flop to see if he still liked his hand, but I dont see how the flop could have changed his holdings. Is this pretty weak? Comments appreciated...

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Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
7 folds, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB caps, Hero calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 6 BB
Main Pot: 5 BB, won by SB.
Pot 2: 1 BB, returned to SB.

Evan · #2 10-11-2004, 02:16 AM

Any read on SB? I really hate blind defense situations (mostly cause I suck at them). Preflop is fine here. I'd probably raise the flop just cause I fell like I'd have to. Honestly I don't know what the right play is. If I raised teh flop and he 3 bet I'd fold, if he called and checked the turn I'd bet and pray he folds.

edthayer · #3 10-11-2004, 02:21 AM

Did he know you were a 2+2er as well? Cause that would change things.

toman8r · #4 10-11-2004, 02:31 AM

I was the SB in this hand. I knew that he was a 2+2er.

Evan · #5 10-11-2004, 02:34 AM

Do you guys know each other some how? I don't mean this in a bad way, but you have 30 posts combined...you could've told me your name and I wouldn't have known either of you were 2+2ers. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

toman8r · #6 10-11-2004, 02:45 AM

We are just two lurkers who have met through a brown trout greeting.

Evan · #7 10-11-2004, 02:54 AM

Ahh, the classic "Brown Trout". I actuially had my firt brush with that about a week ago. Although I play under a name that looks a lot like a well known 2+2er's (mainly to spite him [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]), so the guy probably thought I was someone else.

akh911007 · #8 10-11-2004, 11:20 AM

Yeah, I didnt raise the flop because I had the feeling he would 3-bet it. I wanted to see the turncard and didnt wanna have to pay 3 bets for it.

akh911007 · #9 10-11-2004, 03:11 PM

Out of Curiousity, tom, what did you have?