Hand From 300side event in Manchester

[DrJFF]

Villain is Paul Marrow, it is the very first hand of the tournament, 10k stacks, blinds 25/50

Paul limps UTG, we are 7handed

Hero looks down AdKd, raise to 200

Flop KJ7cc (475)

HU, he checks, i bet 300, he calls, (1075)

Turn 7, check,check

River 4, he leads for 1325


Hero. . . .

[JamieCarra]

Snap call vs this villain

[LarryD22]

Call now...
Just check back the flop, its not that good... 1st hand keep it as small as possible, you only have top pair on a flush board!!

[shano_88]

easy call. like the way you played it.

[Angry-Ball]

Call now...
Just check back the flop, its not that good... 1st hand keep it as small as possible, you only have top pair on a flush board!!

where is the flush??? set, fullhouse maybe but i don't see a flush.

i just call here

[ShipIt]

Play the same every street.
Call river unless u want to soulread.

[Mellor]

where is the flush??? set, fullhouse maybe but i don't see a flush.

i just call here

I'd say he is referring to the two clubs on the flop, as it a potential flush draw is there.

I completely disagree with the idea to check back the flop.


As played, call river.

[DrJFF]

yeah i thought it was fairly standard snap call

i didn't snap studied for a min or so and called


he showed 74cc

[danutpeddler]

snapage maxamage

[smoothcall]

not sure that is a snap , given the bet size.

[FeetMagic]

Calling as well, well played imo

[TommyGunne]

I definitely bet the turn FWIW.

[Denny Crane]

not sure that is a snap , given the bet size.

yeah i really wouldn't be feeling great about it at all

[smoothcall]

I definitely bet the turn FWIW.

Theres merits to both checking and betting, I like a bet of just over 1/2 pot a lot of the time. Can't seem him folding a K for that price or a draw. If he check raises your almost always near dead so it's an easy fold.

The advantages of checking are pot conttrol and vs this player is certainly the safer option. The advanctage to checking are you get value from Ks , maybe some Js on the river also missed draw bets.

So either way your really only getting one bet of value.

[danutpeddler]

not sure that is a snap , given the bet size.

I only read paul marrow

[Moneymaker]

Jesus bet that turn.

I don't think the river is as big a snap as people make out. People don't really overbet bluff that much, even Paul. I wouldn't be thrilled about calling at all. I suppose you have to call it off as you've checked the turn.

Would he bet that much with KQ? Missed draws?

[danutpeddler]

Theres merits to both checking and betting, I like a bet of just over 1/2 pot a lot of the time. Can't seem him folding a K for that price or a draw. If he check raises your almost always near dead so it's an easy fold.

The advantages of checking are pot conttrol and vs this player is certainly the safer option. The advanctage to checking are you get value from Ks , maybe some Js on the river also missed draw bets.

So either way your really only getting one bet of value.

I think the merits of checking outweigh the merits of betting by quite a bit.
These pot controlled pots are the key to both stack maintenance and stack building early in live tourneys. I swear by them.


The over value bet on the river works so well also.

[danutpeddler]

Jesus bet that turn.

I don't think the river is as big a snap as people make out. People don't really overbet bluff that much, even Paul. I wouldn't be thrilled about calling at all. I suppose you have to call it off as you've checked the turn.

Would he bet that much with KQ? Missed draws?

He'll bluff here if he doesn't hit trips and he does overbet bluff.
He also traps on the turn alot, something funky like chk call and donk the river which we're always calling.

OP played the hand perfectly imo