This is a hand from a 23$ turbo on PS and he is not a maniac or loose.
1) Can I just limp back or AJo is simply too strong to not raise over a limp 26BB deep
2) Maybe my raise size is a little big ?? (preflop)
3) I tried to take it down on the flop. Is it decent? (board texture against limp call) For the rest of the hand, I think I played bad and hope to have some comments and help about.
| BB | Hero | 1295 | |
| SB | goldrush30 | 1705 | |
Effective Stacks: 26bb
Blinds 25/50
- Pre-Flop (75, 2 players) Hero is BB
goldrush30 calls 25, Hero raises to 175, goldrush30 calls 125
- Flop (350, 2 players)
Hero bets 200, goldrush30 calls 200
- Turn (750, 2 players)
Hero checks, goldrush30 bets 200, Hero calls 200
- River (1150, 2 players)
Hero checks, goldrush30 bets 300, Hero folds
- Final Pot: 1450
Same kind of raise over a limp but we are deeper. Villain was loose, calling station tendencies.
Can I have some comments about this hand , assuming we are playing a loose calling station .What to think about this flop vs his limp/call preflop range.
BB
Hero
1500
SB
nanicho
1500
Effective Stacks: 50bb
Blinds 15/30
nanicho calls 15, Hero raises to 100, nanicho calls 70
Hero checks, nanicho bets 90, Hero raises to 270, nanicho calls 180
Hero checks, nanicho checks
Hero checks, nanicho bets 270, Hero calls 270
In the first one on the river you only have to win with a call 21% of the time to see a profit. With how many draws missed I think that folding here is a big mistake.
in hand 1 i would make it 150 pre, but 175 seems ok and i agree with xscwx that you have to call the river.
Hand 2 i would never c/r here, i would cbet (i expect a station to call w/ many worse hands) or c/c depending on his tendencies
in the first hand I would call the river
2nd hand, there is not much you can do, surprising that nanicho called your raise with 52o
Generally, at low stake (11 to 23) If I identify someone as a calling station , his limp call range is often 100% imo. We have to deal with that when playing low stakes. So I raise for value over limps with goods hands. My plan is to extract max value when I hit and be very carefull when I don't. Is this sound good even if we are OOP?
Thank for comments!!
Preflop I agree but postflop it is tough if you don't flop a pair.
As a general rule slow down if you don't have a pair by the turn with hands like AT+, KQ, KJ against a callining station who can't fold any pair. I have played against someone who can call a good sized river bet on QJ763 with 46o. So basically don't bloat the pot when you don't have a pair
I think it would be better if you leave the pot smaller.
I usually raise less t125 at (25-50) you still threat a good portion of his stack, and you dont bloat the pot OOP and face a lot of tough spots and don't even cbet that often, because I find in my games I get called way too loose and the pot get really big with a marginal hand a lot of the time, soo keep the pot small and villain will give you often the right information.