Hi, generally if my kicker is 7+, best line is just check/shove, but what to do with worse kicker?Here are 2 situations:
1. Hypothetical: Readless, first level, first hand, 25bb deep
BB (Hero): K5o
SB opens to t40, Hero calls.
Flop: 9h Kh 2s
Villain bets t40, Hero ???
2. Readless:
http://www.handconverter.com/hands/2522159
Thanks
Hi there tightfish
In answer to (1), I think you should raise as standard. There are flush and straight draws that can call you, and if your opponent has a pair, he can improve to 2-pair easily if you smooth call. Roughly 120 - 140 is a good sizing, I would think.
Regarding (2), opponents shove is a double overbet of the pot, including your bet of 90. We have no kicker. Opponent likely has decent equity vs our hand, even if he has a draw/pair and a draw, which is what I would him to show up with at minimum. I would fold here, without reads that opponent was particularly spewy.
Hope this helps.
Hi Adam,
1 - Yeah, I think raise NAI is good, it can maybe induce some lighters pushes from villain....
2 - So you would raise/fold the flop? I really dont like this option. What about call flop and reevaluate turn?
Btw its 3.5s, population tendencies are particularly spewy t:D
Hi there tightfish
It's unfortunate that opponent shoves, but most of the time that wont happen.
Any time you see an opponent make a small bet, you raise him, and he comes back over the top: that's a very stong tell for a nutted hand. Hence I would fold this time. I agree raise folding isn't great, but 9 times out of 10 we're crushed here.
Most of the time opponent will not shove, and so raising the flop is the best play still.
1. readless at this level I think a NAI check raise is best and call if he shoves.
2. readless I would play this hand a lot more conservative, so call flop and re-evaluate turn. At least I don't want to spew away my stack by check raising and calling his shove on the flop.