NL10 KK
So I wanted to post this and get feedback from the community. I find myself in spots like this fairly frequently.
On this particular hand, the board pairs the Q on the turn and I have KK. I have one of those "feelings" that villain has Qx and I am now fairly dominated. I have tendency to get a little bit of monsters under the bed syndrome, when scare cards come out, like flushes/straights completing, board pairing, etc. Due to that fact, in this hand I end up checking the turn and take this, "well I will call any river, if bet is not too big type of mentality. Kind of figuring that if I check the turn I due in fact that I feel like I am manipulating their range and allowing them to bluff rivers. I can't say with certainty, but it does feel like in a lot of cases they have me beat and I am just calling ariver where I am beat a large percentage of the time.
This got me thinking, that because I am IP, maybe it is better to bet the turn, maybe a smaller size, where I control how much I am betting and if I get raised then it would possibly make sense to fold. If I get called then I have the option to check back the river, but not sure if all that is the best play in a spot like this.
On this particular hand, the board pairs the Q on the turn and I have KK. I have one of those "feelings" that villain has Qx and I am now fairly dominated. I have tendency to get a little bit of monsters under the bed syndrome, when scare cards come out, like flushes/straights completing, board pairing, etc. Due to that fact, in this hand I end up checking the turn and take this, "well I will call any river, if bet is not too big type of mentality. Kind of figuring that if I check the turn I due in fact that I feel like I am manipulating their range and allowing them to bluff rivers. I can't say with certainty, but it does feel like in a lot of cases they have me beat and I am just calling ariver where I am beat a large percentage of the time.
This got me thinking, that because I am IP, maybe it is better to bet the turn, maybe a smaller size, where I control how much I am betting and if I get raised then it would possibly make sense to fold. If I get called then I have the option to check back the river, but not sure if all that is the best play in a spot like this.
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$0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem PartyPoker
6 Players
Blinds$0.05/$0.106
UTG Baboxyz $10.35
UTG+1Hero $13.63
CO ThisPotIsMine $11.07
D bpantic $55.58
SB serjuksss $3.94
BB Zara Larsson $10
$0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem PartyPoker
6 Players
Blinds$0.05/$0.106
UTG Baboxyz $10.35
UTG+1Hero $13.63
CO ThisPotIsMine $11.07
D bpantic $55.58
SB serjuksss $3.94
BB Zara Larsson $10
Preflop
6$0.15Hero is UTG+1KK
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.30, 3 folds, Zara Larsson calls $0.20
6$0.15Hero is UTG+1KK
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.30, 3 folds, Zara Larsson calls $0.20
Flop
2$0.65Q5T
Zara Larsson checks, Hero bets$0.46, Zara Larsson calls $0.46
2$0.65Q5T
Zara Larsson checks, Hero bets$0.46, Zara Larsson calls $0.46
Turn
2$1.57Q
Zara Larsson checks, Hero checks
2$1.57Q
Zara Larsson checks, Hero checks
River
2$1.579
Zara Larsson bets $1, Hero calls$1
2$1.579
Zara Larsson bets $1, Hero calls$1
Final Pot$3.57
Zara Larsson shows QA
Hero shows KK
Zara Larsson wins $3.40 (net +$1.64)
Hero lost$1.76
Zara Larsson shows QA
Hero shows KK
Zara Larsson wins $3.40 (net +$1.64)
Hero lost$1.76