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kdmeteor
Enthusiast
Silver Level
- Game
- Hold'em
- Game Format
- No Limit
- Stakes
- $2/$4
- Table Format
- Full (8-10 seats)
- Currency
- €
In this hand, I'm UTG+1 with a ~900 stack, SB has a >1000, and UTG+2 a ~400 stack (everything in €).
SB is a player I don't know, but seems solid. Context: I just doubled up against him a few hands ago going all-in preflop with Aces. There was a Queen on the board, but he didn't show for complain equity, nor did he complain verbally; he just mucked. So I assume it was KK and I'm pegging him as very discplined.
UTG+2 is literally insane; a bit earlier he went allin with Q8o on a board of KQT.
I'm dealt
. Usually this would be a borderline hand, but not in this case because UTG+2 will probably call and I want to play pots with him. Someone is going to stack him again and I want to be the one.
So I open 12 and -- surprise! -- UTG+2 calls. It folds to the SB, who also calls; the BB folds.
The board comes
(Pot=40). SB checks, I bet 24, both players call.
Turn comes
(Pot=117). The SB checks. I now have a premium hand, and UTG+2 is never going to fold a flush draw. Or an Ace for that matter. He probably wouldn't even fold a gutshot. So I just throw in a 100 chip; if UTG+2 shoves, I'm 100% calling.
Instead, UTG+2 folds and the SB raises to 500.
Is the SB trying to get back at me? Is he betting on me being risk-averse? Is he hoping I get greedy? I don't know, but I only have two pair and not even top two pair. So I fold. But like, I don't know. Was he better there 60% of the time?
Whether or not the answer is yes, the truth is that I am risk averse in this spot, and Villain hasn't made a move like this all day. If I get stacked here that'd stick with me for a long time, so realistically, I was never going to call this without at least a set, and even then idk. But I'm still interested in what you'd do here if you had no risk aversion.
SB is a player I don't know, but seems solid. Context: I just doubled up against him a few hands ago going all-in preflop with Aces. There was a Queen on the board, but he didn't show for complain equity, nor did he complain verbally; he just mucked. So I assume it was KK and I'm pegging him as very discplined.
UTG+2 is literally insane; a bit earlier he went allin with Q8o on a board of KQT.
I'm dealt
So I open 12 and -- surprise! -- UTG+2 calls. It folds to the SB, who also calls; the BB folds.
The board comes
Turn comes
Instead, UTG+2 folds and the SB raises to 500.
Is the SB trying to get back at me? Is he betting on me being risk-averse? Is he hoping I get greedy? I don't know, but I only have two pair and not even top two pair. So I fold. But like, I don't know. Was he better there 60% of the time?
Whether or not the answer is yes, the truth is that I am risk averse in this spot, and Villain hasn't made a move like this all day. If I get stacked here that'd stick with me for a long time, so realistically, I was never going to call this without at least a set, and even then idk. But I'm still interested in what you'd do here if you had no risk aversion.