thetallpaul

Right, last one then I'm off poker for the weekend. Got a cracker of a weekend coming up. I might have a few hands Sunday but we'll see how I go.

This one is butchery of the highest order.

Here flatting sucks a bit pre but UTG is whale. UTG limp calls then donks low connected flop. I would raise but BTN beats me too it. I'm super deep vs the whale and BTN could have a lot of overpairs and combo draws that will call if the whale spazes. I block his sets heavily so I'm feeling ok here.

Turn we dodge the spade but a 4 straight appears. I don't want to donk and it checks around so I doubt anyone has a 9x. Honestly at this point I'm lost as to what anyone has after pre and flop action but I'm still feeling decent about my 2 pair.

River I have no idea where I am. AsX might bet small I suppose?

In review though my ranging was pretty horrible on all streets. I mean I doubt I'm the worst player in that hand but it was a long way from my finest hour.

PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

CO: $33.94 (VPIP: 34.29, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 36)
BTN: $28.16 (VPIP: 21.21, PFR: 13.13, 3Bet Preflop: 2.56, Hands: 104)
SB: $30.75 (VPIP: 21.50, PFR: 12.15, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 110)
Hero (BB): $46.84
UTG: $47.91 (VPIP: 58.54, PFR: 2.47, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 84)
MP: $31.90 (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 94)

SB posts SB $0.10, Hero posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has 7d 8d
UTG calls $0.25, fold, fold, BTN raises to $1.00, fold, Hero calls $0.75, UTG calls $0.75

Flop : ($3.10, 3 players) 8s 7h Ts
Hero checks, UTG bets $1.50, BTN raises to $5.79, Hero calls $5.79, UTG calls $4.29

Turn : ($20.47, 3 players) 6c
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN checks

River : ($20.47, 3 players) Ad
Hero checks, UTG bets $3.25, BTN calls $3.25, Hero calls $3.25

UTG shows Kd Kh (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 66%, Flop 16%, Turn 15%)

BTN shows 8c Tc (Two Pair, Tens and Eights)
(Pre 18%, Flop 74%, Turn 77%)

Hero mucks 7d 8d (Two Pair, Eights and Sevens)
(Pre 16%, Flop 9%, Turn 8%)

BTN wins $28.86

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I would just be raising the flop and getting the chips in. We block 77/88 and UTG from the sounds of it can come a long with worse.

Don't like calling so much as the pot is going to be huge on the turn and so many turn cards will kill our action (like what happened). Turn and river is standard.

I would lead the flop on this texture and stack it off with our blockers. Villain will put you on a one pair + 9 a lot and be tempted to stack off overpairs and decent Tx.

Calling OOP once a post flop raise has already gone in doesn't feel right with the now super low stack to pot ratio. By the river we're going to see four to a straight on the board pushing half of the time which is a problem.

Usually a good idea to lead flop here, hand is super vulnerable.

Facing the flop action it's a little bit of a trap here. It might seem as if our hand is too good to fold, but the implied odds are so terrible that hero-folding is usually the best play on the flop.

As played we just give up on turn and river. River call is horrible btw, there is a 4-to-straight out there.

When I get into situations like that where I don't know where I am in the hand, I tend to play the 'when in doubt, get out' tactic.

I mostly end up with the bum end of things when I don't and it works for me, even the few times I may actually be ahead I don't worry about it.

I would fold the flop to, it would just feel too uncomfortable multiway.

OK, real mixed response to this. 2 for get it in on the flop, 2 for fold flop. I also can't believe calling the river is horrible, closing the action and getting 10-1 on my money? I'm not super happy about it obviously as I wouldn't post this if I thought I knew what I was doing.

Really odd spot for me. I think on balance folding flop facing that much action with anything but the nuts makes some sense but surely if we fold 2 pair here we are over folding?

Suuuper awkward spot! I think if it was me in the situation, I would have played it the same. If I wasn't so deep with UTG, I would get it in on the flop. Very interesting to see these responses

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