Pretty sure I’ve used that title before, but that just goes to show you what a nit I can be in these silly tournaments. Check out this one, where I 3-bet-fold AKo with a 21BB stack. UTG+1 is very active but seems good. I previously 3-bet him from the button with this same size and folded to a 4-bet. Obviously I intend to stack off to him.
The cold caller is a fish, don’t mind his getting involved too much. The BB has been playing SUPER nitty, like 13/9 with 16% ATS. He is risking nearly 60BB vs. the UTG+1 raiser who still has a live hand.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 530 Tournament, 125/250 Blinds 25 Ante (9 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
MP1 (t24889)
Hero (MP2) (t5341)
MP3 (t8975)
CO (t7176)
Button (t13816)
SB (t11246)
BB (t17704)
UTG (t10097)
UTG+1 (t14679)
Hero’s M: 8.90
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K
, A
1 fold, UTG+1 bets t500, 1 fold, Hero raises to t1111, 1 fold, CO calls t1111, 2 folds, BB raises to t17679 (All-In), 3 folds
This one is crazier and less good. I was ready to fold to the 3-bet until I saw Villain’s stats. He’s 44/33, though I hadn’t yet seen him 3-bet. I 4-bet intending to get it in, but his min-5-bet gave me pause:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 55 Tournament, 75/150 Blinds 20 Ante (9 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Button (t9002)
SB (t2665)
BB (t6383)
UTG (t3275)
UTG+1 (t4630)
Hero (MP1) (t11638)
MP2 (t6084)
MP3 (t5141)
CO (t4189)
Hero’s M: 28.74
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A, K
2 folds, Hero bets t300, 3 folds, Button raises to t750, 2 folds, Hero raises to t2000, Button raises to t4050, 1 fold
Total pot: t4405
Results:
Button didn’t show
Outcome: Button won t4405
Here’s one where I seriously considered folding the flop. I probably should have nitted it up but didn’t. It’s versus the same 13/9 guy from Hand 1:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 530 Tournament, 150/300 Blinds 30 Ante (9 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
MP2 (t24084)
Hero (MP3) (t6700)
CO (t6850)
Button (t6575)
SB (t12501)
BB (t9940)
UTG (t41709)
UTG+1 (t12596)
MP1 (t15504)
Hero’s M: 9.31
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q
, Q
UTG bets t680, 3 folds, Hero calls t680, 4 folds
Flop: (t2080) J, J, 7 (2 players)
UTG bets t1200, Hero raises to t5990 (All-In), UTG calls t4790
Turn: (t14060) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: (t14060) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: t14060
Results:
UTG had A, A (two pair, Aces and Jacks).
Hero had Q, Q (full house, Queens over Jacks).
Outcome: Hero won t14060
It seems to me these days that a lot of people are now min-betting to fake strength. Any thoughts on how to know when they are doing this?
For this hand you said “less good”…Do you wish you would have just flat called the 3bet or even the min-raise(plus 50) AKSS hand instead of 4 betting against such an aggro player?
I think hand 1 is perfectly justifiable esp given reads.
Hand 2
super sick but I think a like the fold too. You can probably profitably take a flop vs his range though, as i’m sure its more than purely AA.
Hand 3
Folding flop seems bad IMO. 13/9 or not, he can still cbet TT-99 on this board, and AK/AQ often enough that you can at least call.
Calling may be better than jamming though. I’d probably jam as played too, but its prob more likely he jams AK on the turn instead of bet/calling it on flop.