Call, shove, or fold?

**Crundy** · 04-22-2009

I was very tempted to shove on this one, but based on the preflop play I put him on AA, KK, or AK. Read is that the guy bets very hard a lot, but never got to see if he ever did have the goods because I never saw a showdown with him.

iPoker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (5 handed) - iPoker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB ($0.93)
Hero (UTG) ($5.43)
MP ($4.16)
Button ($3.23)
SB ($2.03)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with 10

, K

Hero bets $0.06, 1 fold, Button calls $0.06, SB raises to $0.10, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.04, Button calls $0.04
Flop: ($0.32) 2

, 4

, K

(3 players)
SB bets $0.32
Hero?

**MJPerry** · 04-22-2009

Just open fold pre-flop and you don't get in spots like this.

**Crundy** · 04-22-2009

So you think I should have folded preflop against the 3bet?

**4tun8** · 04-22-2009

Fold. Can't fold that 3 bet because you're getting huge pot odds. Look at your top pair shit kicker and fold it up. Sometimes it will pay off when say........the flop comes KT or TT or KK so it's worth the call and pays off (he's giving you crazy odds to call). Fold that particular flop though, and honestly if you don't know how to play KT UTG I would definitely stop playing it UTG until you learn. I know it's 6 max but play premiums UTG..........KQs would should be bare minimum for you to open raise UTG.

**4tun8** · 04-22-2009

Honestly being a beginning player you should probably play full ring.

**Wallace** · 04-22-2009

Originally Posted by 4tun8

Honestly being a beginning player you should probably play full ring.

That's a really good bit of advice. You can see so many more hands without being involved all the time.

**MJPerry** · 04-22-2009

Originally Posted by Crundy

So you think I should have folded preflop against the 3bet?

No, you should have folded before anyone put money in the pot.

**4tun8** · 04-22-2009

That's questionable. I don't think opening KTo UTG is bad at 6 max if you know that you're only playing it for straight/flush/2 pair spots on a nitty table.

Unfortunately at microstakes there's no such thing as a nitty table so folding it up should be easy as pie.

I will open raise KT suited UTG, KTo though UTG.......meh I normally let it go unless my table is very tight.

**4tun8** · 04-22-2009

Originally Posted by Wallace

That's a really good bit of advice. You can see so many more hands without being involved all the time.

They are definitely very different games (full ring and 6 max) but I feel that you can't learn to be a good all around player unless you can play solid full ring. I'm probably a better player at full ring, but it's boring as hell unless you're playing 5-8 tables.

I'd rather sit at 2 6 max tables and make more money.

**KRE8R** · 04-22-2009

Originally Posted by Wallace

That's a really good bit of advice. You can see so many more hands without being involved all the time.

Meh, the only way to learn more about poker is to be involved in more hands.
Nothing wrong with 6max for learning how to play hands.

Originally Posted by Crundy

So you think I should have folded preflop against the 3bet?

Absolutely. If you dont understand why you need to read some information on 3betting and ranges that you can call with against what villains. Just out of curiosity Crundy, what flop were you hoping for by calling the 3bet? If this is it then stackoff here.

Originally Posted by 4tun8

That's questionable. I don't think opening KTo UTG is bad at 6 max if you know that you're only playing it for straight/flush/2 pair spots on a nitty table.

Unfortunately at microstakes there's no such thing as a nitty table so folding it up should be easy as pie.

I will open raise KT suited UTG, KTo though UTG.......meh I normally let it go unless my table is very tight.

I will openraise KTo UTG at 6max all day long without very specific table conditions causing me not to.

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