Heads up Bountey hunter

bearlyther

Hey guys just finished 2nd in the £11 bounty hunter you think i played this last hand fine heads up just unlucky?

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
bearlyther	Small blind		500.00	500.00	32372.00
kingbodger	Big blind		1000.00	1500.00	92128.00
	Your hole cards	9 9
bearlyther	Raise		1500.00	3000.00	30872.00
kingbodger	Raise		4000.00	7000.00	88128.00
bearlyther	Raise		12000.00	19000.00	18872.00
kingbodger	Call		9000.00	28000.00	79128.00
Flop
		K J J
kingbodger	All-in		79128.00	107128.00	0.00
bearlyther	All-in		18872.00	126000.00	0.00
kingbodger	Unmatched bet		60256.00	65744.00	60256.00
bearlyther	Show	9 9
kingbodger	Show	A 7
Turn
		A
River
		2
kingbodger	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and Jacks	65744.00		126000.00

Lambert180

To be honest, instead of 4betting small, I think you should just shove but if he calls anyway it makes no difference, but I don't see the point of 4betting small when you're never gonna like the flop but you've already put too many chips in to fold.

Dudeskin8

Yep 100% shove after he 3bets.

pod1

+2

bearlyther

Yea i see your point about shoving but my bet size is basically saying to him im allin he does not have odds to peel a flop here out of position with a7 out of position the way the action has gone.  When flop came out kkj and he open shoved i snap called as i know he can only ever have air here as he is checking that flop with a king or a jack.

Lambert180

It's not really the point though. You will never like any flop so just get it in pre with a hand where you're probably favourite to win. You have to get your chips in on the flop anyway so do it preflop to give yourself a better chance of getting a fold and winning the pot stress free.

He is never folding the flop once he's called your 4bet, doesnt matter what comes.

bearlyther

I min raise to 2000 he clicks it back to 4000 rejam shoving 26 big blinds would be really bad in my opinion my bet size is effectively asking him if he wants to go allin or fold smooth calling here is not an option for him thats why i am confused.

beaneh

so you play poker because you think people will make mistakes in a zero sum game such that you can show a profit.

you give him a massive price preflop and yet expect him to never make a mistake by calling. if so we should fold when he does call because he's obviously trapping us right?

this is similar in its awfulnes to your sizing with the AA 5bet.

you increase your stack by 10% when he folds. and if he peels you don't like most boards.

as is would you have posted this hand if he hadn't called ai on the flop and got there?

Lambert180

As it is, he knows that when he calls, he has 80BB left, and you have 20. You are not gonna like 2/3 of flops so he can take it off you with minimal risk to himself.

As you said, he's checking flop with a K or J, so what do you do if he checks flop, check behind? Then when an A comes, what do you do?

Yeah you got unlucky by him hitting the Ace, but by not shoving, you allowed him to shove in an attempt to make you fold and A7 is a pretty strong hand anyway when it's HU

bearlyther

Yes think shoving is better against this kind of player who is going to flat our 4 bet here

Batkin88

Why would he always check back the K or J here? I would be putting you in as your pot committed if i hit either.
Shoving really is the only play here.