Ive been working pretty hard at my HU game as of late. Its coming along pretty well. Ive been watching HU vids and taking careful notes. I review the notes before each session. After awhile, the notes become common knowledge. I started with Krantz's Pr1nnyraiding series because it serves as a good introduction into HU play. Its given me a good fundamental platform to build off of.
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UTG: $350.70
Hero (MP): $890.10
CO: $506.60
BTN: $401.70
SB: $206.40
Pre-Flop: A
Q
dealt to Hero (MP)UTG folds, Hero raises to $12, CO raises to $36, 3 folds, Hero calls $24
My image is loose and aggressive. Ive been at the table for about an hour. Villain is tight and aggressive, but has been 3 betting me aggressively. Hes solid and plays well. Earlier in the session, he 3 bet me twice in a row and I folded preflop both times. The hand prior to this he 3 bet me, so this is the second time this session that hes 3 bet me twice in a row.
Flop: ($78) Q
K
2 (2 Players)Hero checks, CO bets $64, Hero calls $64
Way ahead or way behind - call.
Turn: ($206) K
(2 Players)Hero checks, CO checks
River: ($206) 6
(2 Players)Hero bets $116, CO raises to $406.60 and is All-In, Hero calls $290.60
Standard VB here considering he might be able to find a call with a worse Q or medium pp. He thinks for a bit and shoves. He wont give me too much credit for a K here. AK 4 bets, KQ could flat but prob c/r the flop. KJ is really the only credible K I could have, but Im usually not calling with it OOP in MP. He has to assume Im making a thin value bet here. He has a lot of FE given my bet and the effective stack size. I figured he was capable of turning a made hand like 77-99 into a bluff plus any air.
Results: $1,019.20 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero mucked A
Q and LOST (-$506.60 NET)CO showed Q
K (a full house, Kings full of Queens) and WON $1,016.20 (+$509.60 NET)- Nice turn check by him.
Hero (BB): $404
UTG: $1,037.90
BTN: $72
SB: $480.30
Pre-Flop: A
K dealt to Hero (BB)UTG raises to $12, 2 folds, Hero raises to $44, UTG calls $32
- Four handed. Same villain as above and about 20 minutes later...
Flop: ($90) J
6 K (2 Players)Hero bets $64, UTG calls $64
Hes views me as loose and aggressive, so its easy for him to assume Im cbetting here with 100% of my range. I expect him to call with TP, mid pr, any draw, and some medium pp's. Pretty wide range.
Turn: ($218) 7
(2 Players)Hero bets $296 and is All-In, UTG calls $296
Im definitely betting the turn but how to extract max value? I could make the standard bet of $100 to set up an easy river shove. However, I think that he'll fold a good portion of his range on the turn and definitely the majority of his range on blank rivers if i take this line. I ended up shoving because the flop is draw heavy, and the turn made it draw heavier. I figured I'd shove bc it was the most obvious way to rep a draw. He tanked and called.
River: ($810) 4
(2 Players - 1 is All-In)Results: $810 Pot ($2 Rake)
Hero showed A
K (a pair of Kings) and WON $808 (+$404 NET)UTG mucked A
Q and LOST (-$404 NET
