$2.20 NLHE MTT: Bounty | KJs in MP+1

[mariussica88]

CO stats after 12 hands: VPIP 42 PFR 25 Post Flop AGG 1 Flop C-bet 0 and 3-bet 37

The stats are after a small sample so I don't know how reliable they are. Do you guys think that my call on pre-flop and the flop are too loose? Should I raise first?

pokerstars - 600/1200 Ante 150 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players


Hero (MP+1): 52,596 (43.8 bb)
CO: 57,757 (48.1 bb)
BTN: 32,521 (27.1 bb)
SB: 70,541 (58.8 bb)
BB: 17,393 (14.5 bb)
UTG: 27,450 (22.9 bb)
UTG+1: 16,625 (13.9 bb)
MP: 83,471 (69.6 bb)

8 players post ante of 150, SB posts 600, BB posts 1,200

Pre Flop: (pot: 3,000) Hero has
3 folds, Hero calls 1,200, CO raises to 8,400, 3 folds, Hero calls 7,200

Flop: (19,800, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets 9,306, Hero calls 9,306

Turn: (38,412, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets 39,901 and is all-in, Hero folds

Results: 38,412 pot (0 rake)
Final Board:

CO wins 38,412

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
You have shared many hands, and this is the first time, you have open limped. My big question is why? Open limping has merits from SB and sometimes from BTN in high ICM spots, but the latter is kind of advanced and not really needed at the stakes, where you currently play. I see no reason to open limp here, and KJs is easily good enough to open from any seat of the table, so just make a standard raise like 2,5BB.

You do limp though, and now CO comes in for a raise, and he makes it 7BB, which is really big. In fact its so big, that I kind of think, he might have misread the situation and thought, he was 3-betting rather than raising over a limp. He does seem to be on the active side of the spectrum, but 12 hands is not nearly enough to draw solid conclusions, so my main thought here is, that this looks pretty strong, and you are getting a bad price out of position.

If you had opened and faced a 3-bet to this size, you kind of have to defend, but having put in only 1BB, you can just say "ok pal its your pot" and move on to the next hand. And if I somehow accidentally limped, like I made a misclick or something, this is how, I would react to the situation. The spot is weird, you only have 1BB invested, and you are out of position. So just cut your losses and move on to the next hand.

Flop
You flopped pretty good with an OESD, a BDFD and an overcard, and the SPR is only a little over 2. For me this is a spot, where you have to just close your eyes and go with it, and the best way to do that is to check-jam the flop. If he check behind, thats fine, because then you get to see one more card and realise your equity. The issue with check-calling is, that if you brick the turn, there is a pot sized bet left, and you cant profitably call that to draw. So its better to get it in on the flop and hope, that there is just a bit of fold equity. And if he call, you are usually more or less flipping.

Turn
As played check-folding is the right play.