nl5 KK vs shortstack

PokerStars Game #40594381086: Holdem No Limit ($0.02/$0.05 USD) - 2010/03/03 3:39:27 CT [2010/03/03 4:39:27 ET]
Table Aquarius II 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: superfash ($10.96 in chips)
Seat 2: 3ddyCutz ($11.88 in chips)
Seat 4: la_brujaa ($3.06 in chips)
Seat 5: cinco55 ($5.60 in chips)
Seat 6: labrille ($5.63 in chips)
superfash: posts small blind $0.02
3ddyCutz: posts big blind $0.05

Holecards
Dealt to superfash
la_brujaa: folds
cinco55: folds
labrille: raises $0.15 to $0.20
superfash: raises $0.45 to $0.65
3ddyCutz: folds
labrille: calls $0.45

Flop (Pot : $1.35)

   
superfash: bets $1
labrille: calls $1

Turn (Pot : $3.35)

   
superfash: bets $9.31 and is all-in
labrille: folds
Uncalled bet ($9.31) returned to superfash
superfash collected $3.20 from pot

Summary
Total pot $3.35 | Rake $0.15
Board  
Seat 1: superfash (small blind) collected ($3.20)
Seat 2: 3ddyCutz (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: la_brujaa folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: cinco55 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: labrille (button) folded on the Turn

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thats not a shortstack -.-

at least in 100bb terms

True, but I meant moreso in relation to my stack/the pot. Either way, I'm just looking for feedback on my bet sizing.

I don't think your bet sizing matters that much TBH as long as your getting it all in on this street or next.

1 he's not a short stack
2 bet like $2.25 and get the rest in on the river

any bet size from 2.30 - all in is perfectly fine here.

this is all imho, but a bet of $1.50 is much more +EV than open shoving your stack. just think in terms of percentages and also your perception in his eyes.

he might call an open shove 50% of the time

if you manually made a bet of $3.50 instead of shoving (which accomplishes the same thing) he might call 55% instead, as it doesn't look as strong as having a bid wad of chips in front of him. so where possible, imo, its better to bet the amount he has rather than just going all in (if he's shorter than you).

i like $1.50 -> bet him all in on any river since he's rarely folding the turn to a halfpot bet on that turn card, and he's going to be massively committed and rarely fold any river card no matter what as well. u could even go $1.25 if you wanted and get away with it.

but if you want to make sure he's committed then bet $2, but i wouldnt go higher than $2.

its a 3bet pot so draws are <10% of his range here so "protecting" from them isn't an issue really. ur going to get it in no matter what

id bet normal (50-80%) and put the rest in on any river

Look at the range of hands you put him on, "PP, AK AQ etc, maybe even AJ AT". You are way ahead of it, and if you bet for value you are more likely to get a call. A shove will give most of his range an easy way out and the small portion of that range that is ahead of you an easy value call.

I'm glad I posted this. Thanks for the insight, guys. Looking back on it after a night of sleep, I think I really would have liked to see an underbet on the turn as lachlan said.

you underbet then a ace or king or ten or spade hits the river and he shoves
ruh roh

On March 03 2010 20:54 EzPzLmnSqz wrote: you underbet then a ace or king or ten or spade hits the river and he shoves ruh roh

and then you click call and have high fives all round :D