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Message: [QUOTE="fundiver199, post: 6635813, member: 397965"] Preflop QTo is definitely a hand, we need to play, when it folds to us in SB. But the question is how, and of course we dont have a specific preflop strategy for a specific hand, so this is about our general preflop strategy. And I think, there are two reasonable options here. We can either limp with intention to call any reasonable raise. Or we can raise large enough, that we get fold equity, which means at least 3BB and more likely 3,5BB, since we are deep and out of position. Raising to 2,5BB is in itself the worst possible play, because you are just increasing the size of the pot, when you are not ahead of even a random hand, and you are out of position. The only justification for this is one, I heard Jonathan Little explain in a free video on Youtube. Which is, that you raise preflop and bet the flop using undersized bets, that get no fold equity. But then you put down the hammer on the turn and river, and thats where you get folds. So if this is the idea, you had, and you had a reason to think, this strategy is good against the specific opponent or the player pool, then well done. But if you just raised to 2,5BB, because that is the sizing, you use from other positions, then its a leak, you want to remove from your game. Flop Seems fine to C-bet with a gutshot and a heart in your hand, and you are in fact using the small sizing, that gives no fold equity now, but build the pot, so that you can bluff him out of a bigger pot on the late streets. So if that was, what you was doing, still high five. Turn Now its time to put down the hammer. Since you actually made your hand, its for value, but even on a brick, you should still bet big now to execute the plan, you hopefully had even from preflop? Half pot is to small here, so this is the first point in the hand, where I cant find any justification for your sizing. But the line is still fine of course. River The board pairing does of course create a possibility for a full house. However there are not many boats in his range, that play this way. AA, KK, JJ, AK and AJ usually 3-bet preflop, when its blind vs. blind, and you make an undersized 2,5BB raise. 33 or A3 might play like this preflop, and maybe also on the flop, because its a monotone board. But at least some percentage of the time those hands are raised on the flop or turn. Especially 33. He could also have a flush, but with Th you block some of the combos, and some of the time a flush would also have raised the flop or turn. So all in all my mindset here is, that you still very likely have the best hand. And I also think, there is a decent chance he has AX, which just made trips. And for that reason I agree with betting for value, but I think, your sizing is to small. You bet half pot on the turn, and this is at least the sizing, I would also pick now. As played I think, you have an easy call. Your sizing looks so weak, that he might even raise trips thinking, its for value. Or you might have induced a bluff from some missed draw like Q5 with Q of hearts. Results Just a cooler / setup. Only thing to take away is to work more on your betsizing. [/QUOTE]

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