Hi everyone,
I"m new member of APAT and i"m going to try to post a first hand on a poker forum
I speak French so i hope you could easily understand my poor english (Don"t hesitate and give me also english advices !!!)
So here the hand comes
It"s on the final table of a 1$ tournament with 64 players (8 places paid)
UTG is TAG, CO/BTN/BB are Loose Passive
NL Texas Hold'em Tournament
5 players
Stacks:UTG (
20364)
CO (44995) - VPIP: 34, PFR: 4, 3B: 0, AF: 6.3, Hands: 117BTN (
39160)
SB - Hero (25130) BB (30351) Blinds: 600/1200/120
Preflop: (
2400, 5 players)
Hero is SB with
1 fold, CO calls 1200,
1 fold,
Hero raises 4800,
1 fold, CO calls 4200
CO often limps (with hand like Q9o, 98o, J6s but also AKo or 88). When I raise him, he usually folds. I already steal his limps several times without any problems. When he sees the flop, he often checks to the river if he doesn"t hit the flop (i never see him slowplaying a big hand) and I suppose he bets if he hits it (I just see the showdown two times when he bet (with double pair and overpair 99)). I saw him semibluffing one time on the flop with 23 (he was BB) on flop 455 (he won and showed his hand). Unfortunately, I didn"t see him playing a hand when he would have called a raise...
His Limp/Call is unusual.
Flop: , (
12600, 2 players)
Hero bets 6600, CO calls 6600
I thought that was a nice flop for a C-Bet. But was it a good idea with my stack?
His call on the flop is a unusual line from CO... I thought he would raise or fold and it"s would be easy decision for me. I don"t know what is his range on this spot. My idea with his limp/call preflop was he had a pocket pair 22-1010 or AK-10, KQ-J, QJ, J10 probably suited. With his call on the flop I think he was unlikely to have a Q (because he would probably raise) so I thought he had a middle pair ,slowplayed a set or maybe a flush draw. I decide to give this hand up.
Turn: (
25800, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks
River: (
25800, 2 players)
Hero checks,
CO bets 25800,
Hero foldsAgain his bet on the river is unusual. Why would he bet with a middle pair? Does he have a full house or a missed flush draw? Should I call? i fold because he is unlikely to bluff because of his passivity during the whole game.
Total Pot : 51600CO wins 25800 from pot
CO wins 25800 from main pot
So, my questions :
- What about my raise preflop? I had already stolen his limp with the same amount (in and out of position) but was it big enough (around the pot)? or another amount would be better?
- What about my C-Bet? Was it a correct play regarding stacks? Would it be better to check again this passive opponent and hope to see the showdown freely?
- What about his shove on the river? Did I have to pay?
- Any other comment about the hand?
Don"t hesitate if you need some extra informations about the hand