Micro 6 max: A9s

[MrEngenic]

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We want to increase our chances of winning. The pot is large enough that we would rather have him out than in.

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What hand do you want to protect against?

I'd rather bet, call a raise and donk the turn. Maybe 3bet the flop.

[Buckmulligan]

My bad. I didn't notice that we are in the BB. Mucking this preflop is actually really really bad, not choosing not to fold as I previously stated.
I think Miles might have the sauce with the WA/WB line of check calling. I bet the river if he checks the turn, which I don't think he'll do. In those cases when he expectedly bets the turn, I think I still check/call the river.

[Aaron W.]

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We want to increase our chances of winning. The pot is large enough that we would rather have him out than in.

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What hand do you want to protect against?



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I want to protect against hands like 87, K2s, and other 5-out draws. They can all call profitably if we bet or if we check-call (since it was raised preflop).

[milesdyson]

there are 3 K2s hands, and 27 - 7x hands that have 5 outs against us. that's 30 hands out of a possible few hundred that he limped. yet he will possibly call KT/KJ/QJ/etc. if he only has to peel one on the flop. he should not be a worry.

[Buckmulligan]

Muck this preflop. That's pretty bad. The flop check raise isn't too bad, but I think I fold this when villain 3 bets. At that point we are getting 13:1 to see a turn and I'm positive that we have 3 outs max.

What do you think villain is three betting with, KK? Doubt it.

[TheKentock]

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Muck this preflop. That's pretty bad. The flop check raise isn't too bad, but I think I fold this when villain 3 bets. At that point we are getting 13:1 to see a turn and I'm positive that we have 3 outs max.

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I'm new to 6-max, but I assumed this was a pretty standard call preflop from the BB. Also, I disagree about folding to the 3-bet on the flop. I am not at all convinced that we are outkicked here, as I have noticed that people love their Ax even more in 6-max than they do in full ring. There is a good chance that we are second best here, but I don't think that it's certain by any means. Basically, I disagree with both your critiques, but I'm curious what other people with a lot of 6-max experience have to say.

[gharp]

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Muck this preflop. That's pretty bad.

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I routinely call preflop here, especially in 6-max. I'd be more likely to 3-bet than fold.


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The flop check raise isn't too bad, but I think I fold this when villain 3 bets. At that point we are getting 13:1 to see a turn and I'm positive that we have 3 outs max.


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I think 13:1 is enough to draw to three outs with implied odds. I'm also not convinced yet that we're behind.

And the K really isn't that bad a turn card for you, since you pick up a lot of hidden outs against AQ/AJ/AT if the board pairs.

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I routinely call preflop here, especially in 6-max. I'd be more likely to 3-bet than fold.

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what do you gain by 3betting this?

[gharp]

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I routinely call preflop here, especially in 6-max. I'd be more likely to 3-bet than fold.

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what do you gain by 3betting this?

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Value. I'm not saying I do it as a default, and I'd be more likely to call than 3-bet (especially in my first hand at the table). But folding wouldn't be on the list.

[Aaron W.]

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Muck this preflop. That's pretty bad.

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Yuck.