[MDG0RD0N]

Hey everyone, this hand is from the final four tables of the stars 20c on Sunday.

Pimoss and I have been at the table for awhile, but we haven't played many hands together, though I believe he had flatted two of my EP opens (neither went to showdown) before. He's from France and shows his Nova stars. Him and Chris (Stars pro) have been opening and 3-betting a lot of pots, and have been the most active at the table, all while keeping their opens/3b on the small side.

Pimoss hasn't shown down any straight bluffs to this point, but a hand occurred where he small 3b from the SB over a BTN 3x with 75dd, c-bet with a gutty + BDFD, checked the nuts on the turn, and <span>valueballed a rivered flush for a little over 2/3 pot</span> (a little over half his stack).

Poker Stars $20+$2 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t6000/t12000 Blinds + t1200 - 9 players

mendieta19 (UTG): t492350 M = 17.10
Hero (UTG+1): t289025 M = 10.04
klem90 (UTG+2): t639278 M = 22.20
remen (MP1): t331539 M = 11.51
richlizard (MP2): t161842 M = 5.62
LockdownTex (CO): t252038 M = 8.75
DonkeyCrisis (BTN): t399028 M = 13.86
Pimoss87 (SB): t941403 M = 32.69
chrisdm (BB): t810675 M = 28.15

Pre Flop: (t28800) Hero is UTG+1 with A A
1 fold, <span>Hero raises to t26789</span>, 5 folds, Pimoss87 calls t20789, chrisdm calls t14789

Flop: (t91167) 5 K Q <span>(3 players)</span>
Pimoss87 checks, chrisdm checks, <span>Hero bets t44444</span>, Pimoss87 calls t44444, chrisdm folds

Turn: (t180055) T <span>(2 players)</span>
Pimoss87 checks, Hero checks

River: (t180055) 7 <span>(2 players)</span>
<span>Pimoss87 bets t72520</span>, Hero ???

I should have bet more on the flop since it was 3-ways and it would've set up nicely for a shove on the turn if the third worst card in the deck didn't fall. Turn goes c/c and he bets a brick river card, I'm getting 7:2 here, thoughts? Are there enough weird combos/one pair value-blocks/air in his range to call?

Also, the fact that he goes for a 40% pot bet on the river seems interesting as it's different from what he did on the river with the 75dd hand. Would anyone consider turning the hand into a bluff and shoving 145k over what looks to be a blocker bet?

Before I get the "well since you're posting this hand you must have called and lost", take FWIW that I believe I'm a very non results-oriented person from my extensive SNG background, which helps make downswings and disappointing deep finishes a lot easier to handle. Although I probably just leveled half the readers into thinking he showed up with air here...or maybe it's a double level? Thanks for all comments!

[bef99hwk]

Yes definitely bet bigger on the flop...you can take sets and 2 pr out of the equation prolly cuz he would raise these on the flop. KT is prolly out if he is solid enough cuz it's pretty bad to be flatting KT here. Hard to tell what he flats 20bb EP opens iwth cuz hands like 76s is pretty bad. I mean he should be c/r Axs on the flop too with your stack, unless he is worried about the guy behind pushing him off his draw somehow. Nothing makes sense the way he should play it so call and hate life if you lose...just sucks only having one pair here on a coordinated board but not everyone plays 20-25bb effective stacks the same. Look forward to more thoughts here....but def bet bigger on the flop....if you bet 60-70k, that leaves 190k and sets up turn shove no matter what.

[Gags30]

there's a reason p5's doens't have a dumb hh converter like 2p2....

[MDG0RD0N]

pokerstars $20+$2 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIV (6000/12000)
Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: mendieta19 (492350 in chips)
Seat 2: MDG0RD0N (289025 in chips)
Seat 3: klem90 (639278 in chips)
Seat 4: remen (331539 in chips)
Seat 5: richlizard (161842 in chips)
Seat 6: LockdownTex (252038 in chips)
Seat 7: DonkeyCrisis (399028 in chips)
Seat 8: Pimoss87 (941403 in chips)
Seat 9: chrisdm (810675 in chips)
mendieta19: posts the ante 1200
MDG0RD0N: posts the ante 1200
klem90: posts the ante 1200
remen: posts the ante 1200
richlizard: posts the ante 1200
LockdownTex: posts the ante 1200
DonkeyCrisis: posts the ante 1200
Pimoss87: posts the ante 1200
chrisdm: posts the ante 1200
Pimoss87: posts small blind 6000
chrisdm: posts big blind 12000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MDG0RD0N [Ad Ah]
mendieta19: folds
MDG0RD0N: raises 14789 to 26789
klem90: folds
remen: folds
richlizard: folds
LockdownTex: folds
DonkeyCrisis: folds
Pimoss87: calls 20789
chrisdm: calls 14789
*** FLOP *** [5s Kh Qs]
Pimoss87: checks
chrisdm: checks
MDG0RD0N: bets 44444
Pimoss87: calls 44444
chrisdm: folds
*** TURN *** [5s Kh Qs] [Ts]
Pimoss87: checks
MDG0RD0N: checks
*** RIVER *** [5s Kh Qs Ts] [7h]
Pimoss87: bets 72520
MDG0RD0N: ???

[telks]

call ul

[mapunk]

 

Originally Posted by telks

call ul

Basically this...you're not raising and you're not folding. Only option left is to call