I’m in these 6max and FR PLO games where’s there’s basically 0 fold equity preflop unless there are 2+ maniacs at the table that get into betting wars.
I’ve adjusted by buying in short and limp raising premium hands or any bad aces, and then shoving on the flop if I remotely connect.
However once I’m over 120bb deep that doesn’t seem as viable since for most pots since it’ll still be 4+ people in it so I’m lighting money on fire when I don’t hit (which is most of the time). I began pretty much just limping the vast majority of my hands since I don’t see any reason to bloat the pot by raising/opening when it’ll most likely be a family pot or close to one. Not sure if this is the best strat but I’m not entirely sure how else to play in games like these.

Curious, how bad did I play this hand? Table was roasting me

Hi all,
I played a hand this morning that caused the table to roast me really bad. I agree I don’t think it was a good play. Just wondering how bad did I actually play in your opinion?
We are in the small blind, 1/2 live tables with $700 in chips. There are two callers and it gets to me and I look down at 9/3 offsuit. I call the extra dollar, and big blind who covers me makes the check.
Flop comes 9/7/6 rainbow. With top pair I lead out with a $10 bet, big blind makes the call and the others fold so we are heads up.
Turn comes a 3 that matches one of the suits, bringing in a back door flush draw but also giving me two pair. At this moment I believe I have the best hand. My reads on BB at this time is he loves to chase flush draws as I’ve seen him do it many times. Given that it limped through preflop, could have a large variety of hands that hit this board. I bet $40 to charge for the draws if there is one, or get some value out of single pair holdings.
BB reraises to $175. I tank for a bit, I thought here that it’s very unlikely he flopped the straight. Perhaps 4/5 gets there with the 3 but I doubted it. For some reason I just felt ahead. I was thinking maybe BB was on some type of draw and wanted to fold me out. So I jammed the rest of my stack about $650~.
He slow rolls me.. waits a good minute, asking me if I got it. He calls and says he flopped the straight with 5/8 offsuit. How bad did I screw this up?
Edit: River came another 9 and I boated up, I sucked out really bad. As another commenter said here, I probably should have flatted the 175 at best. I would have got it in with the boat for sure, or just fold my hand if I missed. I felt so sick for BB that flopped the straight. I actually wanted to apologize

Live tourney hand with 97o. (Am I doing the math right?)

I’m primarily a cash game player. This was my 3rd ever live tourney and I had an interesting hand that I wanted some advice on.

Level 3 of a $140 tournament. Blinds are 100/300/200BB ante if I remember correctly. Starting stack is 20k and I’m in the BB with 9s7c. I’m sitting with about 19k (63BBs). We’re playing 7 handed. Folds to MP who raises to 700 (16.5k stack), button calls (35k) and I choose to defend for 400 more with 97o. Somewhat suspect call I guess, but both villains were very aggressive and bluff heavy so I think it’s an okay defend, right?
Pot (2400)
Flop was KQ7 rainbow. I check, and it checks around.
Turn: KQ77 completing the rainbow. On this miraculous turn I lead out for 1500. The MP preflop raiser calls and the button folds. Pot (5400).
River: KQ779. What a beautiful runout for our holding. I went back and forth on a sizing here but I decided on a valuey sizing of 2500. The MP villain basically snap jams for 11.8 more. Hmmm. I end up calling with bottom full house, and he flips over QQ for the winner. Just a cooler, right? The main reason that I called was because this player would probably do this for value with KQ, J10 and possibly even AK. I can also see his turning AQ/AJ/A10 into a bluff occasionally.
I’m still trying to to learn poker math, so bear with me and let me know if I’m doing this correctly please. I’m almost certainly not doing it correctly but I’d like to learn how to do it the right way. I’ve listed the value hands he could have above (the combos that beat our hand are 3 combos KK, 3 combos QQ, and he’s capable of making the turn call with 99 so let’s give him the last combo of 99. 7 value combos that beat us. Now value hands that we beat.. He would maybe take this line with AA 1/6 of the time so 1 combo of AA, and maybe he’d do this with AK 1/3 of the time for 4 combos. Let’s also say he’d do this 66% of the time with KQ, so 6 combos. Also there is 16 combos of J10 and he would probably always take this line with that hand. 27 combos of value hands that we beat. Now for his possible bluffs. 16 combos of AJ, A10 and 12 combos of AQ. 44 total combos. Maybe he’d do this 1/4 of the time with any of these hands so 11 combos.
So he has 7 combos that beat us, and 38 that we beat. That means we only have to be good 1/5.5 times right? (38/7). And we would have to call 11.8k to win 19.7k, so I’m getting 1.66/1 odds, right? (19.7/11.8). So mathematically it is a slam dunk, correct? Sorry for the ridiculous amounts of questions in this posts, but I am curious as to if I’m doing this correctly and if not, how to do it correctly. Thank you guys!!
Apologies in advance for the formatting.. I’m doing this on mobile. Thanks again! poker is the best and most helpful subreddit!

Questions to always ask for each hand?

After watching a Doug Polk video last night, I realized that even though I have a tighter range, more profitable playstyle, and a general edge over enough of my opponents to win at the stakes and format I currently play, I lacked basically any skill to actually analyze ranges and pick actions that are best post-flop. So I've committed to asking questions that actually matter before I act, instead of just thinking "that guy shoved with J3s, he could have anything! i'm betting again!" I'm starting out small so I can just make this a reflex, something that I do automatically every hand, every time. These don't form complete analytical pictures yet, but I can't yet answer these questions right every time when I only have 30 seconds to act so I'm starting here. Here are questions I've been asking so far:
Pre-flop, I cover up my hole cards and watch everybody's action. Polk pointed out that looking at your cards right away can cloud your judgement of what your opponents are doing and which ranges you should be taking which actions with. I also decide what range I'm calling, raising, and 3-betting with before looking if I have enough time. Then I act, and remember which range my opponents should have me on, and how strong my actual cards are compared to that range.
On the flop, I ask, "who has the nut advantage?" and "who has the range advantage?" These questions help me make better decisions because I know who should usually be protecting their stack and who should be more comfortable taking it to the felt.
I am winning a lot of money at showdown so I don't think I'm making a ton of bad decisions on later streets, and again, I'm starting small so this can be just automatic, but as these basic questions get easier to answer I will add more advanced stuff to fill in a better analytical picture. What questions are you always asking? How do you avoid straying too far away from solid poker when you are tempted to just fire into opponents who have shown weakness before?
Some opponents are extreme. For example they can be so loose and passive (80vpip, 0pfr. Yes, really!) that I feel that I have no choice but to make thin value bets and make tight folds when they raise, but I still ask these questions first and then make adjustments based on what kind of player they are. The more extreme and frequent their mistakes are, the bigger the adjustments I can make. But I won't call my opponent's check-shove with bottom pair just because they shoved K4o preflop once. I have to have better reasons than that.

Question About General Rules/Strategies to Follow

Still working on my game but I had a few questions. Honestly I feel kinda fishy even asking but here goes.
I'm thinking about things that you find to be true most of the time.
Things that you see that lead you to think if A happens then I tend to do B.
I'm not asking about the optimal +EV play in a multi way pot with a Laggy Reg who called and a fish who 3 bet after I raised pre flop with AK off in CO blah blah blah ..... you see what I mean.
My "best practices" are:
I try and play Tight preflop.
If someone double/triple barrels - I better have the nuts by the turn. Otherwise I'm out. Draws are not my friend in the micros.
UTG Raises 5x - I tend to fold the bottom half of my range.
Are there others that you find to be generally true?
Things like:
What to do when you have Trips but are facing a monotone board?
You have High Card on a Dry board?
Top Pair Trash Kicker?
Your Straight Draw vs Villains Flush Draw?
Bet sizes in draws?
Any other advice that helps you think through common scenarios? We've played millions of hands as a community so there have to be some trends that we can share.
Thanks for taking the time to read through and I look forward to your answers.

Hand analysis - min bet multi way

I'm interested in how people handle min bets in multi way pots.
The hand I had (playing full ring NL50) is below.
Players are:
Small bind - V1 with $28 (very fishy - high VPIP low PFR) MP2 - Hero with $51 LJ - V2 with $95 (no meaningful stats)
Preflop:
Folds to hero Hero has KdQh and raises to $1.50 (3BB) LJ calls SB calls BB folds
Flop - 4h6hAc ($5.00 in pot)
V1 leads out with a min bet of $0.50
What does hero do here with LJ yet to act?
We've missed the flop but have backdoor flush and straight draws.
All the books I've read about online play at these stakes says to treat min bets in this spot as though villain is checking and assume V1 is weak, but the examples they give (which generally advocate raising) usually deal with spots where we are heads up and don't have to worry about more action behind us.
My issue is:

I hate to fold for $0.50 when I'm getting 11:1 and V1 is a weak fish.
Flatting is just showing how weak my hand is so if V2 is competent, they'll squeeze and I'll have to fold anyway.
Raising is putting me in a tough spot if LJ calls, having to play 2 more streets OOP with limited equity.

What's the best play here?

Hand Analysis (Potential huge leak?)

Hi poker
You've been invaluable over the past few days. I had two hands i wanted help with. I think if i can get this leak sorted i could really move up, (tilt dependent lol)
Anyways this is hand 1:
https://upswingpoker.com/replaye2a1PJ262
i kinda whiffed the flop i have two overs and a gutshot. In game i was thinking on this wet flop i should just check fold, the flop hits villains calling 3bet range much better (AT,JJ,99,88,QT). Is that what i shouldve done? On the turn, i continue barrelling on a blank. perhaps slightly questionable, i mean if he didnt fold flop why would he fold turn on a blank. On the river, i bet small, as i dont want to check fold. I definitely wanted to see his cards and what we had, curiosity got the better of me. I guess i should've jammed with zero showdown value, but he would've called me down with his TT blockers. What are your thoughts reddit?

Hand 2:
https://upswingpoker.com/hand/?pokeit=7a1PJc1f
Again Isoraise limpers, (god i hate limpers), Im OOP so not loving life. Anyways, I bet on flop, thinking its a pretty dry board and im likely ahead. Sizing not great, but whatever its nl2. Fish calls, i bet again since SPR so low as hes a shorty. dont mind calling an all in with Ace high. He shows trips.

Leak conclusion, i tend to hate facing bets when i check making me ultra punty and aggressive but i need to recognise that at times, check folding is best even with a good starting hand. Any thoughts to add reddit? What do solvers /GTO say about this? How do i stop people from betting into me in this kinda line: (isoraise flop with premium cards, whiff flop check, villain bets (often big sizing due to isoraise preflop, i fold).

Help Using Software for Hand Review

I recently started to use Equilab in an attempt to understand my range construction better after the flop and how certain ranges hit certain flops. I am also trying to use this to determine if I should fold, call, or raise my opponent based on what I believe their range is and what my perceived range is. I have a hand review that I need some help with for determining whether or not to call, raise, or fold and how I should use Equilab to build a range based on the MDF and Pot Odds of the spot.

20/40 No Limit Hold'em Online Tournament $1 Buy in

It is the early phases of the tournament and the stacks of the players in the hand are +- 200 of the current average of 1,500.
Pre Flop: (60) Hero is BTN with Ah 9s
UTG Calls, Fold to hero, Hero Calls, SB calls, BB checks.
Flop: (160) 3c Jc Ad (4 Players)
SB checks, BB checks, Villain bets 120, Hero calls, 2 folds
Turn: (400) Jd (2 Players)
Villain bets 300, Hero folds

Thought Process

Pre Flop
I think my first mistake in this hand is over limping instead of raising. I figured that over limping here with a weak-marginal hand on the button with 2 players behind, who are likely to over limp as well, is not a bad play even though it is not optimal.
Flop
When the villain bets 3/4 pot I put him on a range of:
33, A9s-A2s, KJs, QJs, J7s+, KcQc, KcTc, QcTc, Kc9c, Qc9c, Tc9c, Qc8c, 9c8c, ATo-A2o, KJo, QJo, J9o+
I believe calling is the correct move here rather than raising. I don't think raising does much as the villain will most likely continue with Ax, Jx and will essentially just build the pot. I choose to call to keep some pot control. However, when writing this I was asking myself if raising would be a better line to play. After seeing the range I put the villain on I am essentially saying that he cannot have a better ace than the one that I have so raising may get him off of Jx allowing me to take down the pot with a marginal hand. One thing that I did not consider when making this call instead of raising is the two players behind me left in the hand.
Turn
The villain again bets 3/4 pot. I fold. My main reason being there were too many Jx in his range based off of his preflop and flop actions. This is where I am getting stuck with Equilab in trying to define a range of hands where I would fold, call, or raise.
MDF tells me that the villain needs me to fold more than ~43% for this to be a profitable play. When using Equilab I have been trying to construct a range for raising as a bluff, or calling. I am trying to take into consideration my starting range based off what my perceived range is due to my preflop and post flop actions and the hands that would be raised for value that would not fall into the calling range.
Pot odds tell me that I need to have at least 30% equity in my current holdings to make a profitable call. After going through the hand I see that I probably have the equity to call against the range that I put my opponent on. If the turn were to come a brick and I were to still face a bet, whether it be a value bet or polarizing bet then I am most likely beat and can let it go.
My questions are:

How do you construct ranges after the flop and what do you take into consideration when constructing these ranges with Equilab or other software?
What percent of my range should be calling on the turn vs raising?
Do you think folding here was the right play?

I am a complete beginner when it comes to the math aspect of poker and doing it on the fly. I am trying to understand the concept of determining my equity vs the range of my opponents hands and how that should influence my bet size to make +EV plays. If you have any advice for the best ways to use poker software to help improve I'd love to know about it.

Hard spot with KK deep in a tournament vs the chip leader

I got a really troublesome hand yesterday during a bounty tournament I was really deep in (about 6500 entries, 30 players left, I was currently 6th). I just wanted to know your opinion about what would be the best approach.
I am on the BB with KhKc (55BB). The chip leader of the table (90BB) limps UTG, and everyone folds to me (2nd chip leader). I don't really think he his a good player, but I have not really any idea what could be his range here. He got some of his stack by being pretty lucky and I guess he could be pretty wide even opening UTG.
Anyway, he called me and the flop comes AsKdQs. I flop a set and I am thrilled but this is a dangerous board. I bet 4BB and Villain raises 11BB. I was really confused, What could he have here except JT or AA that he would have decided to play like this ? Could he really have any two pairs (principally AQ) when not raising preflop ? I don't think he really had that often a flush draw given that he cannot have overcards and I haven't seen him very aggressive yet.
I went all-in directly, thinking that I would still have equity anyway (except against AA). But being so far in the tournament and still covering the rest of the table, would it be better to just call and fold the river if I don't hit a full house ? Or would it be too nitty when I am clearly at the top of my range like this ?
Anyway he actually had JTo and I busted on this hand, this felt bad but I honestly don't know if I could avoid it. Do you feel it was a punt or just a cooler?
Got still a decent amount of money from this so not too disappointed overall, but it could have been much bigger if I was able to get out of this hand.
Good luck on your games !

Which FD's to check raise bluff? (Live 2-5)

Cutoff opens to 20, button and sb call. I call along as well in the bb. Not mentioning hole cards as this is about ranges.
The cutoff is more or less correctly opening preflop, however the button and small blind are calling both with hands that should be folded, and some "traps" that they should have 3bet.
Meanwhile, I have the read that the cutoff is cbetting somewhat too much, even multiway, so I think he's the type of player we can check raise sometimes.
Flop is Ks6s7c.
Checks to the cutoff, who bets 35 into 75. Button calls, sb folds. There's now 145 money in the pot. We are 800 deep with both V's to start the hand.
We've flopped a flush draw, and plan to put in the check raise bluff to about 150. Which FD's are best to raise with instead of just calling?
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Nut flush draw with pair again....how aggressively do I play?

Ignition - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BB): 199.6 BB CO (CO): 107.4 BB BTN (BTN): 79.2 BB SB (SB): 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Dealt to Hero: Ah8c
CO raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 2 BB
Nothing too crazy preflop here.
Flop (6.4 BB, 2 players): 8h7h6h Hero checks, CO bets 4.6 BB, Hero calls 4.6 BB
This is a really good flop for me. I debate whether to donk here or not because this board should be amazing for my range but I'm OOP and this board is extremely wet so it's probably better to just check in general. Was this a mistake? Also if I donk here what sizing should I use? 2/3 pot?
Turn (15.6 BB, 2 players): Ad Hero checks, CO checks
This is a really good turncard for me so I....check. In retrospect I think a pot lead would be good here but I thought villain would continue c-betting. Ad is a fairly neutral card I thought but in hindsight since I have Ah villain has far less Ace high in their range and this card is just purely good for me.
River (15.6 BB, 2 players): Qh Hero bets 30 BB, fold
I 2x overbet the river to get value from Jh, Kh, maybe even Th. Idk at this point I can't really go for thin value because villain will fold any hand that isn't a flush (and they'll have very little flushes after checking the turn) so my best bet is to go big and charge the few hands villain has that will call. Was my logic here sound?
Hero wins 15 BB

Betting for Protection/Denying Equity is a Fallacy

I read a lot of posts where Hero flops TP with a J or T, bets pot and states that his reasoning was betting for protection so that Villain will fold out his over cards. Lets say that Hero is in the LJ with TT and opens, CO calls. Hero has an over pair on the flop. Lets put Villains' preflop range aside for a moment. In this instance Hero is worried about over cards. Lets say that Villain has two over cards to Hero's Tens. That's leaves 14 cards that Hero doesn't want to see on the turn. There's ~30% chance that one of those cards will hit on the turn. Villain has 6 outs. There's a ~12% chance that one of his cards will appear on the turn. It would be a mistake for Villain to call even a 25%PSB. Our goal should be to win the battle of mistakes against our opponents. We should always strive to identify and take the highest +EV line. In this example we should be betting for value a size that we expect or at least hope will be called. That we have denied equity to our Villain is a byproduct not the goal.
Here's another example. We're on the flop with what we believe to be the best hand with QQ. The flop contains both straight and flush draws. We make a 75%PSB. Do we want Villain to fold his flush or straight draw? Hell no! By calling Villain is taking a terrible price. His call is -EV. But let's say that we only bet 40%PSB. Is Villain still making a mistake? Yes, even with a flush draw. At this point we need to do an EV calculation to see which bet size has the highest EV. Obviously you aren't going to call a time out as you open the calculator app on your phone and run the equations for the different bet sizes. Both of these bet sizes deny the opponent equity. But if you know that your opponent is far more likely to call the smaller bet then thats what you bet. Again we have denied equity. But our goal is to extract maximum value.
In both of these examples we denied equity; but our goal was to extract value from our opponent. To some this may seem like semantics. But when you can look at betting or raising from a perspective of what is the highest +EV line it will be one more thing that gets you closer to playing a different game than your opponents. Too often betting for protection/denying equity is just an excuse. It's code for "I'm scared to play poker". Too often we bet for protection hoping for a fold when we should be hoping for a call. Too often we bet to deny equity without thinking of what size is the maximum EV. Put your big boy pants on and put your purse down. You are at the table to play poker.
You bet one unit less than your opponent will fold to when you want them to call. You bet one unit more than your opponent is willing to call when you want them to fold. Does it always work out. No, thats poker. Sometimes your opponent will surprise you. But if he is surprising you often; then you've done a bad job of observing him.
EDIT: poker and Reddit in general has more than its fair share of trolls (not the kind that are trying to be humorous without being mean-spirited; like "Follow Up to 5NL Coach" from yours truly) and just all around assholes that don't have any desire to offer substance to the conversation. It has become all too easy for me to dismiss a reply as a trolling job rather than someone that is sincerely sharing an opposing point of view. This thread is a good example. There is more than one reply that says I'm wrong only to offer an example that further illustrates the concept in my OP (maybe the fault is mine for doing a poor job in presenting the concept)! So if you're one of those people that is offering a sincere rebuttal, my apologies. However, if you are just being a troll: here's hoping you keep obliviously stacking off with AA.

Did I play these hands correctly?

I was playing 8 handed 1/3NL at Caesars. Hand #1- The game just started and the first hand I get dealt is JdJc in the hijack. We all have $300 starting.
UTG+2 limps, I make it $15, 3 players call.
The flop comes Kd 5d 3h. BB donk leads $30. I call, other 2 fold. I'm a little bit confused as to why he's leading out on this board that should always favor me .. but I was going to C-bet $30 anyways so whatever.
Turn comes 3d. Board: Kd 5d 3h 3d. BB continues for $40. I call. River brings the 9d giving me the 3rd best flush. Without much thought at all he grabs a stack and bets out $100. I snap call and he doesn't want to show. I show the pocket jacks and win with J high flush. How would you say I played this? Should I have raised the turn?
Hand #2. A couple hands later I get involved with the same player from above. I have QcQs on the button with a $600 stack. This same player opens to $15 with about $450 behind. UTG+2 calls, CO calls, I decide to 3b it to $95 with $45 dead money out there, to isolate the UTG.
UTG calls for $80 more, other players fold. At this point I'm positive he doesn't have a better hand than me, obviously.
Flop comes 4d 4h 3h. He just instantly jams it in for around $350. I call pretty quickly assuming he probably has JJ, 10s, AK.
Turn is 7s, river is Jc which I was a little bit concerned about... but, once again he's hesitant to show his hand. I just turn over my queens and the lady next to this player says "he has AK, I can see his cards". He angrily throws his hand away.
Do you think my sizing preflop is ok? Anything I should do differently? I'm not sure what this guy was doing on either hand. With the JJ hand I'm really not sure why he's leading out on a board texture that should always favor me as the pre-flop aggressor. Really don't know why he decided to bluff when the 4th diamond hit on the river. Logically thinking, I should have the Ad/Qd a lot more than him when he flats from the BB..? As with the AK vs QQ hand, I think he should just be shipping it before the flop if his plan is to jam the flop regardless. What are your thoughts?

Would anyone play this hand differently?

Loose calldowns part 1: The devil's hand

Ignition - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BB): 171.6 BB UTG (UTG): 83.8 BB MP (MP): 68 BB CO (CO): 110.6 BB BTN (BTN): 104.2 BB SB (SB): 99 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Dealt to Hero: KcQd
UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, BTN raises to 5 BB, fold, Hero calls 4 BB, UTG calls 2 BB
Very weird preflop action. Here I thought that I opened and got minraised but it was actually UTG that got minraised. The proper play here is 3-bet or fold, probably leaning towards folding because the minclick is usually very strong and linear. Preflop mistakes aside, we go multiway.
Flop (15.4 BB, 3 players): Kh5s4h Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets 7.4 BB, Hero calls 7.4 BB, fold
I check here a lot. This is probably the best flop for me but I can easily be outkicked. I call the flop bet because it's fairly standard. Raising is out of the question.
Turn (30.2 BB, 2 players): 3h Hero checks, BTN bets 14.4 BB, Hero calls 14.4 BB
Turn makes me sweat a bit. A lot of draws are getting there. If the turn bet were larger I'm probably folding but this is a bit too small to fold to.
River (59 BB, 2 players): 3c Hero checks, BTN bets 28.2 BB, Hero calls 28.2 BB
The river call here is probably the least excusable here. Nobody is betting 3 streets with KJ or an underpair on a board like this. I'm never good after the river bet and should have folded.
BTN shows: Ks5c (Two Pair, Kings and Fives)
BTN wins 109.8 BB
Not exactly the hand I expected but it still proves my point.

Blasting off with AK in a 3bet pot live 2-5

V1 more or less opens correctly preflop, and V2 takes too many hands to the flop. I don't know how they play postflop yet, although I assume V1 is more or less solid since he's good preflop. I don't know whether V2 folds or calls down with his weak holdings postflop since he's run very hot since I've sat down. We are 1070 effective with both.
6 handed, V1 opens to 20 UTG (standard size for him), V2 calls in UTG+1, I 3-bet in UTG+2 with AhKh to 80, BB folds and both call.
(240) Flop Jc9h4s, checks to me, I bet 90, both call.
(510) Turn 6h, checks to me. Kinda figure that we have the best possible hand to barrel turn with, so I bet 300, both call.
(1410) River 4c, checks to me. We've got 600 behind, and I block the best jacks while having no showdown value. I'm also pretty sure nobody is slow-playing a set or AA/KK across 2 streets, so I rip it.
Obviously since I'm posting about this I got snapped off by T9s from V1, a man who I will never bluff again, but overall, against the opponents as I knew them at the time, is this a sound triple barrel?
If not, then what are (if any) our bluffs here?

What are the rules to play poker?

Games and entertainment go hand in hand. They help soothe a person’s mind and body after a stressful day at work. They find limited time for relaxation because of the responsibilities over their shoulders. Every person should have a passion for excelling, but it should not create a boundary between fun and entertainment. They should also understand the importance of spending quality time with family and friends.
That is the reason games are popular. There are so many varieties in them which build curiosity to learn and the potential to win. Poker, one of the oldest and most recognised games, has climbed to the top of the charts. Many websites have introduced attractive introductory offers for new gamers with so many individuals learning how to play poker.
Poker has multiple variants for people to try. They can develop their gaming skills by registering on websites and playing poker for free. It will help them put their knowledge to use and learn new strategies. While learning how to play poker game, every person should consider some facts.
The game has a 52-card deck. The dealer deals two cards each to the players and reveals five community cards on the table in the different speculation rounds. Out of these five cards, two are private, or hole cards and three are community cards. The player who creates the best five-card hand wins.
Here are the poker rankings:
• Royal Flush
• Straight Flush
• Four of a Kind
• Full House
• Flush
• Straight
• Three of a Kind
• Two-pair
• One Pair
• High-card
Poker rounds and possible actions
Before starting the game, every player must understand the speculation structure and the possible actions for each round. They cannot play the game without gaining knowledge and alertness. Here are the poker rounds and the possible actions:
1. Blind: Firstly, the player sitting left to the big blind or under the gun starts the game by placing the small blind. Then, the person sitting to their left places the big blind. The contributions start.
2. Preflop: It is the first round of contribution. After players have placed an equal amount, they can follow either of the three possible actions: Call, Raise, and Fold. A player calls when they have good cards and want to continue the game. They must raise the stakes in the game by increasing the contribution amount. Those with a bad card combination can fold or discard the cards.
3. Flop: In this round, the dealer reveals three community cards on the table, and the game continues.
4. Turn: Here, the dealer reveals the fourth community card on the table.
5. River: A river in poker is the final round of the game. The dealer reveals the final or the fifth card on the table, following the last speculation round.
6. Showdown: In this round, the players reveal their cards, and the person with the highest card ranking wins the pot.
There are many winning strategies that players can apply to the game. They can refer to poker books and tutorials for improving their skills. They can strengthen their poker skills by playing as many games possible.

So how would you have played this hand?

Yes I typed it out b/c I don't have a program to compile it for me.
$0.25 6h turbo SNG.
Still 6 players, I have 1245, blinds are 50/100, I'm UTG with KK, I limp. Reasoning is that I've been fairly tight and I don't want to scare everyone out of the pot with a raise from UTG, and very often people make large raises from late position to prey on tight short stacks limping with marginal hands. After which raise I shove, and they're priced into calling if they have an ok hand. And getting all my money in is my goal with KK and 12 BB.

Button, SB, and BB limp, flop comes Q87 rainbow. Checked to me, I bet 250 into 400 because I want to thin the field a bit. Button calls, SB/BB fold. Now would be a good time to state that my impression of button is that he's a pretty standard player, which is to say good for this stakes.

Turn is another 8. At this point I've got 895 behind and 900 in the pot. Now at this point I elected to use my brain. I figured that his range of hands that limp preflop and call the flop is something like A8, A7, QJ, QT, T9, and small possibility of 77 or 88, although I think it's likely he would raise preflop with those. There's other hands that he could have that I beat like AQ, but they would have raised preflop, or re-raised the flop. Given those hands I figure that I'm best off still trying to get all my chips in the pot since I only lose to the A8 or the smaller chance of 77 or 88. So I opt to check, given that it only takes one more bet to get all my chips in, and there's another chance. There's also the slim chance that I might fold the river if he checks behind and an A comes on the river. He bets 100, and I kind of have to call or re-raise. I opt to call, mostly because the small bet size spooked me. But really, spooked or not, I still feel pretty committed.

River is another Q. Now I lose to more hands, the A7 will no longer call anything, and the T9 will fold to any bet, and if I check my bluff me. I decided that I really don't like my spot because it seems like anything that calls anything I bet has me beat. The alternative is checking, in which case he's very likely to bluff even if he has nothing, since he has about 1k more than me, and he will also have noticed that I've been fairly tight. I elect to shove since it feels like my chips are going in the middle no matter what, and shoving at least requires that he actually have me beat to win, which he may not. Bear in mind that if I check/fold I've got 7BB left and probably need to double up twice to have a reasonable chance at making the money, and I won't see many hands b/c turbo. He calls and has A8.

At what points would you do something differently? Should I have just raised preflop with KK? Should I have gone for the hero fold on the river when he inevitably bet?

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