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ACES15FULL's picture
So friggin frustrated...

What should I have down differently here? Villian had been kind of aggressive and calling light.

No Limit Holdem Tournament • 2 Players
$10.00+$0.50

Hand converted by the official husng.com hand converter

SB Hero 1605
BB hijo34 1395

Effective Stacks: 47bb

Blinds 15/30

  • Pre-Flop (45, 2 players)
    Hero is SB
  • s9
    sA
Hero raises to 75, hijo34 calls 45
  • Flop (150, 2 players)
  • hA
    d3
    dK
hijo34 checks, Hero bets 100, hijo34 calls 100
  • Turn (350, 2 players)
  • h6
hijo34 checks, Hero bets 250, hijo34 raises to 750, Hero raises to 1350, hijo34 goes all-in 470
  • River (2920, 2 players, 1 all-in)
  • h5

  • Final Pot: 2920
  • Hero shows a pair of Aces
  • s9

    sA

  • hijo34 shows two pair, Kings and Sixes
  • hK
    s6
  • hijo34 wins 2790 ( won +1395 )
  • Hero lost -1395
RyPac13's picture
Nothing, this is just a

Nothing, this is just a cooler.

Aggro villains raise that turn with flush draws all the time.  Don't forget combo draws, as well as 54 type hands.

ACES15FULL's picture
Thanks for the response. I

Thanks for the response. I guess I'm just kind of shell shocked from a recent string of games. Would this be the correct play with any ace or only my stronger A8+ type hands? What about a strong middle pair where its such a draw heavy board?

RyPac13's picture
You probably slow down with

You probably slow down with mid pairs on drawy boards vs the aggressive player unless you see a clear edge against their range.  That way you pot control and keep all the bluff potential there when they miss the river.

Hang in there, swings happen all the time.  Some fish are crushing me the last few days.  The few days before that I was running over some regulars.  Just gotta ride it out and keep playing well, things always end up positive when you keep your head on straight.

Keep posting some hands here and there.  Don't do it for reinforcement, do it to learn.  Think about spots that you're not always sure of, even when you're winning.  People tend to overlook spots that they struggle in when they are winning.  That's the best way to get out of your downswing, fix some leaks.

mrspiky's picture
to be fair at the $10/11 I

to be fair at the $10/11 I don't see many players capable of making such huge raise with air.

sometimes they will have a weaker ace, but most times they have at least 2 pairs.

Maybe I am a nit, but I might actually fold there.

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RyPac13's picture
Semi bluffs aren't air

Semi bluffs aren't air though, you don't see low stakes players raising this turn with draws?

Often, especially when stacks are mid to short, you'll see a lot of weak players just check call then check raise all in on the turn with anything from weak pairs to weak draws.  It's honestly better than calling for them, but they're a street late usually on where they should make the aggressive move (though some good players have too transparent of double barrel ranges, but that usually leans towards strong rather than weak unless they are very aggressive and can't bet thin).

lolskates's picture
In my experience, most low

In my experience, most low stakes villains just draw passively.  If he's gonna make a move, it usually will be on a flop, and I'll hopefully have notes that his raising range would be wider.  I find turn check raises absolutely terrifying, I'd probably fold there unless I had a reason to call, like timing, betsizing, or reads.  given wide ranges that villains call with, their 2 pair hands are usually pretty well disguised.

ACES15FULL's picture
I've seen both over the past

I've seen both over the past month (roughly 500 games) On hands that are similar I've seen guys show up dominating me and guys that show up with total air