NL10: Straight or Set (2 Viewers)

[stafil]

Microgaming - Hold'em Cash Games - $0.05/0.10 Blinds - 6 Players
Hand Converter by Pokerhand.org

Player1 (BTN): $10.17
Player2 (SB): $10.72
Player3 (BB): $10
Player4 (UTG): $10.23
Hero (UTG+1): $11.95
Player6 (CO): $10

Pre-flop: Dealt to Hero Q:diamond: Q:heart:
(1 folds), Hero raises to $.55, Player6 calls $.55, (3 folds)

Flop: ($1.25) Q:spade: A:diamond: 5:spade: (2 Players)
Hero bets $.89, Player6 calls $.89

Turn: ($3.03) J:diamond: (2 Players)
Hero bets $1.44, Player6 raises to $8.56, (1 folds)
Player6 wins $12.74




Good fold or fish?

At first I though he made his straight, but now I think it might have been set of Jacks.

 

[Kain8]

Way way too tight fold.

 

[ruskba]

Bad fold unless you have a soul read

 

[colter ripton]

Yeah i wouldnt fold there. Hed have to show me a straight for me to fold.

Even if he has it you have 10 outs.

 

[joker80]

He could easily had two pair as well

 

[Beakertwang]

Would the villian call a 5x open with K10 suited? It's more likely that he holds 2 pair or a lower set, such as AJ, A5, QJ, JJ or 55. I'm not folding.

 

[stafil]

One more


partypoker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $14.83 (148 bb)
MP: $25.15 (252 bb)
CO: $10.83 (108 bb)
BU: $4.69 (47 bb)
SB (Hero): $18.23 (182 bb)
BB: $10.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with 5♣ 4♣
1 fold, MP raises to $0.30, 2 players fold, Hero calls $0.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.70) T♣ 6♣ 5♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50

Turn: ($1.70) J♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $0.90


Does he/she have a better flush?

 

[detroitdad]

Horrible fold imo

 

[ruskba]

One more


partypoker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $14.83 (148 bb)
MP: $25.15 (252 bb)
CO: $10.83 (108 bb)
BU: $4.69 (47 bb)
SB (Hero): $18.23 (182 bb)
BB: $10.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with 5♣ 4♣
1 fold, MP raises to $0.30, 2 players fold, Hero calls $0.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.70) T♣ 6♣ 5♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50

Turn: ($1.70) J♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $0.90


Does he/she have a better flush?

You need to do some studying. I don’t have any books to recommend, but you’re asking questions on hands where you’ve gotten very little information out of your opponents. Your play seems to be very passive and easy to exploit.

 

[stafil]

You need to do some studying. I don’t have any books to recommend, but you’re asking questions on hands where you’ve gotten very little information out of your opponents. Your play seems to be very passive and easy to exploit.

Thanks! Any suggestion on how I could have played any of them better? Especially the first. How could I have got some info?

 

[ruskba]

Don’t fold sets and flushes on non scary boards?

I’m not a strategy expert. But on the flush hand you should at the very least call the turn if not raise. You don’t have any reason to suspect he has a higher flush, since you haven’t put any pressure on him to try and narrow his range. Aggression wins pots, folding everything but the stone nuts is not a winning strategy.

 

[MattyMatt]

One of my previous early big leaks was giving my opponents far more credit than they deserved (live games). I always expected the worst outcome. I think in general the idea is to pay attention to specific players and over time you'll see how they play in general.

Regarding the first hand though in my limited experience and with my limited knowledge I'd ask myself if this is a player that would re-raise preflop with AA or KK. If the answer is yes then you can eliminate a set of Aces. I would think calling hands could certainly be a suited K or A plus many pairs call given the late position.

Considering how it played I'm not 100% sure I'd agree that calling is obvious. The questions I'm asking myself is if it would have been better to bet more earlier to get a clearer picture of the player. On the other hand we're not talking about a lot of money, so if the player has enough of a bankroll or is generally loose then we're not gaining much.

I think what speaks for a call here is that top pair and two pair are more likely than a set, and if the villain re-raises AA preflop then you'll beat any other set. In addition to that if the villain hit a straight there on the turn and wants to give you a tough decision to make at least you have outs. Any Ace, 5 or Jack will give you a boat which annihilates his straight. That's a total of 9 outs. So you could figure how big the odds are that he's hit a straight and then compare that to your 9 outs....

…. I think....

...and that would maybe give you some sort of reasoning for calling here...

 

[JustinInMN]

I remember this addage. If you don't lose big when you get a set cracked, you played it wrong.

 

[stafil]

(Sorry, bad beat complaint. Not classy. Deleted )

 

[FDLmold]

With the 45s hand, you got exactly what you wanted. Made flush, unpaired board, and an opponent throwing money in the pot. If you're not prepared to bet/raise at that point, you can't play that hand.

 

[ando5k]

Even if he hit the straight on the first hand, you still have 25% to hit your card, and you have his calling range smashed except for AA and K10. Secondly, pot is at 3.03 when a 2nd flush draw hits. You should be making this pot as big as possible if not jamming that turn to get those draws out. Maybe AX on a backdoor draw calls, but you are a 3-1 favorite and you want that pot as big as you can get it. 1/2 pot gives that draw way way too much incentive to play back like they did.