40NL HU - Line Check

Lambert180

Game hadn't been going on too long so no massive info on opponent other than he wasn't a boring nit (either that or he'd had a long run of cards)

Opens most buttons, 3bets a decent amount.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Lambert180	Small blind		£0.20	£0.20	£51.09
X	Big blind		£0.40	£0.60	£42.16
	Your hole cards	A 8
Lambert180	Raise		£1.00	£1.60	£50.09
X	Raise		£3.20	£4.80	£38.96
Lambert180	Call		£2.40	£7.20	£47.69
Flop
		9 2 5
X	Bet		£4.00	£11.20	£34.96
Lambert180	Call		£4.00	£15.20	£43.69
Turn
		3
X	Bet		£8.00	£23.20	£26.96
Lambert180	All-in		£43.69	£66.89	£0.00

gazza127

Well HU depends a whole lot on the opponent.  Is he likely to throw away overpairs here?  Frankly if hes got some of the some hand I wouldnt be surprised to see him call with just top pair.  Why?  Well you look like youre trying to rep 2 pair or a set.   But these hands are so precious HU that if you have someone barrelling into you even on a wettish board like this... im calling down 100%.  I would want him to barrel his AK miss.... his overpairs etc and shoving gives him a chance to get away.  Its for precisely this reason a lot of heads up players are going to see this as a bluff or a pair+equity.

I've learnt this the hard way over the last few weeks.  HU its much more difficult to shift someone off a hand as people expect you to call down with your monsters - something which incidentally can be exploited on occassions