Playing 25/25 last night.
My image: I should think very solid. I've not played much, but due to losing a pretty huge chunk early on (flopped set Aces versus Turned flush, by a bluffy villain that made big vb on river), I've had all my hands go to show down. I've doubled up, lost a bit, then trebled up, then doubled again. Holdings shown have been AK, KK, my AA (obv) and J8s (on amazing board for me where I get it all in v 2 others).
Villain: Seems internet savvy, perhaps plays local casinos/festivals and maybe up to London sometimes - but doesn't venture far North up to DTD etc. Have seen him in an event before and seems ok but not amazing. Loves chatting hand shit to others at table. So I think he's gonna make some pretty predictable plays.
HandBlinds 400/800 a 100
MP: Me (11900)
raise to 1600
Btn: Villain (26000) 3b to 2500
SB & BB fold
Pot is 6200
My thoughtsSo this stumped me...
Preflop with just shy of 15bb I had considered open jamming, but decided against - now looking back I think this might well have been the best play. That said the idea was for the raise to look superstrong. Obv if face resistance and
really feel I have to fold, then I would still have 13 bb.
My plan had been to 4b jam,
perhaps fold to a 3b jam (player dependant)...but this was on the notion of facing a 2.25 - 3x 3b.
The click back threw me somewhat. I know that he knows that I know that I should really be 4b jamming my stack...but his raise looks ridic strong. He is good enough to know that 3b lite would be disastorous for him here with the eff stack sizes, as I am likely to jam...and that tied with my image tells me that this 3b is super strong. I think I'm facing TT+,AQ,AK
perhaps AJ.
To 4b jam against this range would be awful I think...but then folding looks terrible too. I'm getting 900 to win 6200 so something 14%.
I think I can peel, see a flop and check fold if necessary.
Flop comes q99 (all red 2 d)..I check fold to his eff jam.
Thoughts on best line here (apart from jam pre)?
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