$0.25 NL HE MTT: Should I not c-bet?

[miklcct]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Buy-in

0.25

Game Options

1. Turbo

Currency

$

GGPoker, Hold'em No Limit - 20/40 (8 ante) - 5 players
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2856d6f3 (UTG): 942 (24 bb)
7f20f29b (CO): 1,142 (29 bb)
8f5866ef (BU): 1,516 (38 bb)
f85f5679 (SB): 797 (20 bb)
Hero (BB): 880 (22 bb)

Pre-Flop: (100) Hero (Hero) is BB with K♠ 6♣
3 players fold, f85f5679 (SB) calls 20, Hero (BB) raises to 100, f85f5679 (SB) calls 60

Flop: (240) 5♠ 3♦ A♦ (2 players)
f85f5679 (SB) checks, Hero (BB) bets 120, f85f5679 (SB) calls 120

Turn: (480) T♣ (2 players)
f85f5679 (SB) checks, Hero (BB) bets 240, f85f5679 (SB) raises to 569 (all-in), Hero (BB) folds

Total pot: 960
f85f5679 (SB) wins 960

The villain shoved at the turn, and I lost more than half of the stack, which cost me the tournament in a few hands later.

Should I not c-bet with this board?

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
K6o is not a very good hand at all, so I lean towards taking a free flop instead of building up the pot by raising. By raising you also open up the door for him to limp-jam, which might not happen a lot in a penny game like this. But when you move up and face slightly better players, this is something, you need to take into account. Arguably its not a disaster having to fold K6o, but if raising to 2.5 BB get almost no folds (which it dont) and sometimes prevent you from seeing a flop, what is the purpose of raising? Its not like, its a raise for value with a hand this bad.

Flop
As played its ok to C-bet your entire range on a A high board, but it can also be argued, that K high has enough showdown value to check back. Arguably though that would be more the case, if you had KQ or KJ rather than K6. Those hands also have more chance to improve to a strong second pair. With K6o you kind of want to just end the hand, so I think, a "one and done" C-bet is ok as played.

Turn
At this point though you still have absolutely nothing, so now its definitely time to slow down and check back. As played you obviously cant call his jam. You are drawing dead, if he has top pair, which he is kind of representing.

 

[Goggelheimer]

Let us see what is going on?
Hand Analysis :

• Preflop: Raising preflop with K♠ 6♣ is likely too aggressive. This hand has very little potential to win post-flop and should be played more cautiously, potentially just calling or even folding depending on table dynamics.
• Flop: C-betting with a weak hand like this is generally not recommended. You are unlikely to have much equity against stronger hands your opponent might hold.
• Turn: The SB's shove makes it extremely clear they have a strong hand. Folding is the only logical play with K♠ 6♣.

GTO Line:

A GTO line would involve playing K♠ 6♣ much more passively preflop and checking back on the flop. The turn raise should always be folded against.

Exploitative Adjustments:

• Against Tight Players: There's little exploitable here, as a tight player is unlikely to shove with anything weaker than top pair or better.
• Against Loose-Aggressive Players: You could potentially try to steal the blinds preflop with this hand if you believe they are very loose and likely to call even with weak holdings. However, this is still a risky play.

Takeaways:

1. Hand Selection: Be extremely selective with your starting hands, especially in MTTs where stack sizes are often smaller.
2. Positional Awareness: Play weaker hands more passively when out of position and more aggressively when in position.
3. Reading Opponents: While exploitative play can be effective, always consider the risks involved.
4. Risk Management: Avoid putting your entire stack at risk with weak hands like K♠ 6♣.

 

[dreamer13]

At these limits, it's generally more profitable to continuation bet often, especially on dry flops, as opponents tend to fold too much and often hit or fold.

 

[Goggelheimer]

At these limits, it's generally more profitable to continuation bet often, especially on dry flops, as opponents tend to fold too much and often hit or fold.

This flop is not dry it is ultra wet and highly coordinated. 42 makes the flop nuts a diamond flushdraw is also out there, plus 46 has an openender too.
As you said at "those limits" there is generally everthing possible.