$2 NL HE 6-max: Lost the whole buy-in with A-flush vs full house

[miklcct]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Stakes

$.01/$.02

Table Format

6-max (6 seats)

Currency

$

GGPoker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.01/$0.02 - 6 players
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8e8872ab (UTG): $2.80 (140 bb)
Hero (MP): $1.81 (91 bb)
270a77ac (CO): $2.73 (137 bb)
13e4fe6c (BU): $2.00 (100 bb)
a834eca8 (SB): $2.34 (117 bb)
45b14008 (BB): $3.19 (160 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.03) Hero (Hero) is MP with T♠ A♠
1 fold, Hero (MP) raises to $0.05, 2 players fold, a834eca8 (SB) calls $0.04, 45b14008 (BB) calls $0.03

Flop: ($0.15) 2♥ 6♠ 9♦ (3 players)
a834eca8 (SB) checks, 45b14008 (BB) bets $0.05, Hero (MP) calls $0.05, a834eca8 (SB) folds

Turn: ($0.25) 2♠ (2 players)
45b14008 (BB) bets $0.19, Hero (MP) calls $0.19

River: ($0.63) 7♠ (2 players)
45b14008 (BB) bets $2.90 (all-in), Hero (MP) calls $1.52 (all-in)

Total pot: $3.67 (Rake: $0.09)

Showdown:
45b14008 (BB) shows 6♥ 6♣ (a full house, Sixes full of Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 51%, Flop: 96%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

Hero (MP) shows T♠ A♠ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 49%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

45b14008 (BB) wins $3.58

Where should I have folded?

 

[monkeytilter]

Just unlucky, readless at 2nl you are always getting the chips in, this will be a profitable situation for you in the long term.

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
Standard open.

Flop
I think, you have to at least call this donk bet with two overs and a BDFD. You could also raise and start a bluff. If he is leading a 9 or a 6, there are many "scare cards", that you can represent on the turn and river.

Turn
You picked up the flushdraw, so even though he is sizing up now, and the board has paired, I think, you have to call again.

River
You make the flush, but now he overbet jam. I would not fold this in a 2NL cash game. I think, he could be jamming a worse flush for value, and if he has a boat, then so be it.

 

[dreamer13]

This is a classic, painful bad beat. When you make the nuts, but your opponent makes a full house by the river, it's one of the most expensive mistakes in Texas Hold'em.

 

[fundiver199]

This is a classic, painful bad beat. When you make the nuts, but your opponent makes a full house by the river, it's one of the most expensive mistakes in Texas Hold'em.

Its also one of those annoying hands, where the opponent picked perfect sizing against out exact hand, almost as if he was Mike Postly and knew our cards. Small bet on the flop, when we only had overcards and a backdoor and would have folded to a big bet. Then bigger bet on the turn, when we picked up a flushdraw, but not so big, that we fold (although its kind of close, when the board is paired). And then finally overbet jam on the river, when we improved to the only hand worse than his, that kind of have to call this sizing.

 

[puzzlefish]

Its also one of those annoying hands, where the opponent picked perfect sizing against out exact hand, almost as if he was Mike Postly and knew our cards. Small bet on the flop, when we only had overcards and a backdoor and would have folded to a big bet. Then bigger bet on the turn, when we picked up a flushdraw, but not so big, that we fold (although its kind of close, when the board is paired). And then finally overbet jam on the river, when we improved to the only hand worse than his, that kind of have to call this sizing.

Isn't this just the villain playing their hand properly? If we were on the other side of this, could villain have done any better?

I am cautious in these cases with the small flop bets, the size up on the turn especially when the board pairs, and the jam on the river. Feels a bit like being in a tractor beam of value betting.

 

[fundiver199]

Isn't this just the villain playing their hand properly? If we were on the other side of this, could villain have done any better?

I would never lead the flop with a set. I also dont think, the massive overbet on the river is optimal. If the opponent play well, it only get called by better boats and the ace high flush, while everything else fold out.

I am cautious in these cases with the small flop bets, the size up on the turn especially when the board pairs, and the jam on the river. Feels a bit like being in a tractor beam of value betting.

It does but would a worse flush not play the same way especially at 2NL?

 

[puzzlefish]

I would never lead the flop with a set. I also dont think, the massive overbet on the river is optimal. If the opponent play well, it only get called by better boats and the ace high flush, while everything else fold out

It's brilliant then because you would never think he has a set (I remember your donk bet research) and will pick up stacks from all the players who do not play well at 2NL, lol

It does but would a worse flush not play the same way especially at 2NL?

I think maybe in regular 2NL. I typically play Fast fold where I haven't encountered much lower flushes at showdowns.