$Freeroll NLHE MTT: AKo in the SB

[mariussica88]

BB stats after 17 hands: VPIP 59 PFR 35
UTG+1 stats after 15 hands: VPIP 60 PFR 13 Limp 50

Do you guys think that betting 2/3 pot against 2 fish players was too much ? We are still a long way until the money positions.

pokerstars - 100/200 Ante 20 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

MP+2: 2,355 (11.8 bb)
CO: 3,933 (19.7 bb)
BTN: 2,046 (10.2 bb)
Hero (SB): 10,299 (51.5 bb)
BB: 16,373 (81.9 bb)
UTG: 5,470 (27.4 bb)
UTG+1: 13,185 (65.9 bb)
MP: 3,502 (17.5 bb)
MP+1: 2,407 (12 bb)

9 players post ante of 20, Hero posts SB 100, BB posts 200

Pre Flop: (pot: 480) Hero has
fold, UTG+1 calls 200, 5 folds, Hero raises to 800, BB calls 600, UTG+1 calls 600

Flop: (2,580, 3 players)
Hero bets 1,883, BB calls 1,883, UTG+1 calls 1,883

Turn: (8,229, 3 players)
Hero bets 6,007, fold, UTG+1 raises to 10,482 and is all-in, Hero calls 1,589 and is all-in

River: (23,421, 2 players)

Results: 23,421 pot (0 rake)
Final Board:

Spoiler

Hero shows : (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 76%, Flop 86%, Turn 93%)

UTG+1 shows : (Two Pair, Kings and Nines)
(Pre 24%, Flop 14%, Turn 7%)

UTG+1 wins 23,421

 

[fundiver199]

In a normal MTT I would definitely slow down here and either check the flop or bet small. But against huge whales like these in a freeroll the value of hands goes up, and the fact he stuck it in with a hand like K9 is confirmation, that your line is valid. The hand is basically a bad beat story, since you got it in with 93% equity and then lost to a 3-outer on the river.

 

[300HPGOD]

We raised here pre, the correct amount, and we still not get it heads up which is not what we were looking for. The flop comes up all hearts which is not the best but we do have tptk. I am definitely betting here since I dont want any one heart hand to see it for free but I also would realize that any one heart heart hand that has a high heart isnt folding to many of the sizings. I would therefore bet something on the small side knowing Ax of hearts is calling anyway but can get value from them along with Kx hands and also possibly even 66-1010 hands that would play this way that have one heart. With that many hands that we can get value from I think we should be betting but just smaller. I like something around 1100 ish.

Going to the turn we get a non heart card which is what we were hoping for. I would two barrel for the same reasons why I am betting the flop but now feel like certain hands are going to fold to many sizings, unless I make it too small, but the Kx and possibly pocket pair hands could continue so I would go more towards half pot with my turn bet. If I get called here Id be weary and also I would expect some raises against a flush at this point in which case I would fold. I think checking the turn if played it with a smaller bet on the flop opens the door for someone to get their card on the river without charging on the turn and foregoes some value against other Kx hands or hands that might call two streets but we have beat (Ax hearts, 66-1010 with one heart). As you played the hand though your bet sizing makes little sense to me. You bet 6k when you only have 7k behind. That makes it look like you are just clicking buttons which in certain times maybe can be a good thing but it isnt something I would want to display here. With your flop bet being so large on the flop (too large) you take away the opportunity for yourself to bet small on the turn. Now the turn imo as played has to be a check or a jam. Neither option I like too much but if thats the only options I felt like I had checking is better. When you make a mistake bet sizing on one street you then hinder your options on future streets. Once you make your bet sizing you do on the turn and get raised for little left you have to call but I would not be feeling good about it. Shocked villain had as little as they did in this hand but did still get there on the river.

 

[IADaveMark]

Concur with God above. Pre is fine. I generally do about 1/4 - 1/3 pot on boards like this. Turn being a relative blank (i.e. non-heart) makes me either want to check it through because the hearts may already be there or a 2nd barrel of 1/4 - 1/3 pot.

As a general rule, though, if you are firing 3/4 of your stack on the turn, you might as well have fired it all. Your SPR is such that you are pot-committed with any further action.

 

[fundiver199]

As you played the hand though your bet sizing makes little sense to me. You bet 6k when you only have 7k behind.

Yeah that is definitely a mistake. All, it does in general, is allow the opponent to call with a draw and then not put in the rest of the chips on the river, unless they get there. Obviously misclicks happen in online poker, but if the sizing was intentional, definitely something to correct, even though it made no difference for the outcome of the hand in this particular case.

 

[Tigroslav]

I think you played this near perfect.
Just a bad player sucking out on you.
I would of played it the same way as you have
except I would of jammed on the turn
which is effectively almost the same you did.