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My Input of Spamz HH Review
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| Hand #37 Poker Stars $11.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players -View hand 289475 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Hero (BTN/SB): t1890 M = 25.20 BB: t1110 M = 14.80 Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 8  K Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50 Flop: (t200) 9  Q  7  (2 players)BB checks, Hero checks Turn: (t200) 8 (2 players)BB bets t100, Hero calls t100 River: (t400) 4 (2 players)BB bets t250, Hero folds Final Pot: t400 BB wins t400 |
- The turn fold is what interests me about this hand. This is a spot where I would have a difficult time folding turn to a 1/2 pot bet. I almost always call. Spamz said this opponent is not one to lead turn with a draw with a draw or air which makes this an easy fold but that is not true against most villains. Against most everyone else, I would peel and re-evaluate river. I wonder if that is a leak... I think most solid players who bet turn also plan to barrel river which makes my life hell. Against bad players, this might be a closer call but I'm not sure if they bluff the turn very often and give up on river. A bit torn on this spot and would appreciate any input.
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| Hand #44 Poker Stars $11.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players -View hand 289482 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Hero (BB): t1740 M = 23.20 BTN/SB: t1260 M = 16.80 Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 2 9 BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks Flop: (t100) 8 8 J (2 players)Hero checks, BTN/SB checks Turn: (t100) Q (2 players)Hero bets t60, BTN/SB calls t60 River: (t220) J (2 players)Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t150, Hero folds Final Pot: t220 BTN/SB wins t220 |
Flop you can again, lead out, don't fall into the habbit of autochecking flop. Given you checked each time before, I would lead out here some percentage of the time at least. Turn is a good card fire with some equity, yeah, he's defenitly folding some Kx/Ax hands here so leading looks good.
River I would make a fake blocking bet fwiw. I'd expect him to bet Jx or 8x a bunch on the flop, so he either has Tx/9x/KT/flushdraw/Qx here. Just make a small bet, like 90 or something, and let him fold his chops or better hands (KXcc for example). This move doesn't need to work too much for it to be profitable and he will have a busted draw enough of the time and will rarely bluffraise you.
- I agree with a lead here. One thing about my game that has improved is leading versus habitual limpers. We are not going to win very many pots with 9 high if it gets to SD but we can capitalize on the fact that we can turn a lot of equity which would allow us to double barrel should we decide to.
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| Hand #56 Poker Stars $11.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 289494 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Hero (BB): t1520 M = 10.13 BTN/SB: t1480 M = 9.87 Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 8 6 BTN/SB calls t50, Hero checks Flop: (t200) 4 5 4 (2 players)Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t100, Hero folds Final Pot: t200 BTN/SB wins t200 |
- Agree again that this is a great spot to lead. Our hand has zero SD equity but given the board texture and villain's wide and likely weak limp range, we have a good chance of taking it down on the flop or with a turn barrel should we turn equity/improve.
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| Hand #63 Poker Stars $11.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 289501 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Hero (BTN/SB): t1720 M = 11.47 BB: t1280 M = 8.53 Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 J Hero raises to t200, BB calls t100 Flop: (t400) 9 6 8 (2 players)BB checks, Hero bets t200, BB raises to t1080 all in, Hero folds Final Pot: t800 BB wins t800 |
- Completely agree with not c-betting. Lesson here is not to auto c-bet. You have to gauge the profitable of your play at very decision point. The pre-flop raise was profitable in itself but the c-bet is most definitely not. The pre-flop raise and c-bet combined committed nearly 1/3 of effective stacks and gave villain the lead back.
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| Hand #71 Poker Stars $11.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 289509 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Hero (BTN/SB): t1870 M = 12.47 BB: t1130 M = 7.53 Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 2 Hero raises to t200, 1 fold Final Pot: t200 Hero mucks 3 2 Hero wins t200 |
- This is a good example of adjusting based on gameflow. At some point you have to recognize that villain will get fed up and retaliate. Folding here not only potentially saves you some chips but also earns you some credibility for future raises.
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| Hand #73 Poker Stars $11.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 289511 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Hero (BTN/SB): t2070 M = 13.80 BB: t930 M = 6.20 Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 6 Hero raises to t200, BB calls t100 Flop: (t400) K 9 9 (2 players)BB checks, Hero bets t200, BB folds Final Pot: t400 Hero mucks 7 6 Hero wins t400 |
- Folding the 32o hand would have given us some credibility and made this a better raise. I think raise/folding against this particular opponent is fine because he does not 3-bet and also has the tendency to play fit-or-fold post-flop. I prefer a smaller c-bet of 125-150. This is a sizing I would use whether I have a hand or not. It helps us save some chips if villain wakes up with a hand and should have the same amount of FE as a 1/2 pot c-bet.
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| Hand #81 Poker Stars $11.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t75/t150 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 289519 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Hero (BTN/SB): t2120 M = 9.42 BB: t880 M = 3.91 Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 A Hero raises to t300, 1 fold Final Pot: t300 Hero mucks 7 A Hero wins t300 |
- Stop & go from villain's perspective is a very interesting concept. Not sure how to apply it or if its at all applicable. I need to think on this one a bit but would appreciate an example of a good stop to execute it if anyone would be so kind.
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| Hand #89 Poker Stars $11.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t75/t150 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 289527 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Hero (BTN/SB): t1315 M = 5.84 BB: t1685 M = 7.49 Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 Q Hero raises to t300, 1 fold Final Pot: t300 Hero mucks 2 Q Hero wins t300 |
- I am still experimenting between the 8-9bb range with push/fold and raise/fold. Against the major population of villains in my games, I find raise/fold to be more effective and +EV. Most villains have a tendency to 3-bet too little and flat OOP then play fit-or-fold.
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| Hand #91 Poker Stars $11.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t75/t150 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 289529 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Hero (BTN/SB): t1315 M = 5.84 BB: t1685 M = 7.49 Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 K Hero raises to t300, BB raises to t1685 all in, 1 fold Final Pot: t600 BB wins t600 |
Just look at pot odds, you need to call 1000 more into 1600-ish pot which means you need around 38% equity and you have K-high so you're not often going to be in that bad a shape!
- Same as above, raise/fold is fine but jamming might be better if gameflow dictates it. If we have been abusing villain and feel that he is ready to retaliate, then a openshove might be more +EV as a raise might induce a jam that we cannot call.
