Hand Of The Day

A case of making the wrong move at the right time. SB had been super tight and the 4x 3bet screamed over-pair. The range I was putting him on was QQ+, AK....and I called. Even though I have 36% equity against this range, I'm not quite getting the right price. I do have position, but what flop do I really want to see? Even if I get my dream flop (which I do...except for a flop that includes a 10, of course) I'm going to be guessing. There's no need to put yourself in these spots in the micro-stakes. I wouldn't hate calling pre-flop to set-mine if we were each 200bb's deep, but the effective stacks don't make this profitable. I get a pretty good flop for my hand and a 3/4-pot bet. I spend all of my time bank trying to talk myself into him having AK. I make a bad call. I turn my gin card and we get it all in. Terrible play on my part.

Further reading:

Don't Call 3-bets To Set Mine
Debunking Myths About Implied Odds


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($28.20)
UTG ($25.35)
MP ($12.05)
Hero (CO) ($45.60)
Button ($5.30)
SB ($24.75)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 10, 10
2 folds, Hero bets $0.80, 1 fold, SB raises to $3.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $2.70

Flop: ($7.25) 5, 2, 9 (2 players)
SB bets $5.25, Hero calls $5.25

Turn: ($17.75) 10 (2 players)
SB bets $16 (All-In), Hero calls $16

River: ($49.75) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $49.75 | Rake: $2.40