Interesting Spots: Volume 1

Date: June 22nd, 2025
Location: Private NYC live game
Stakes: $2-$5-$10
Effective stack: $1,700


We are in the UTG Straddle with AsAc.

Pre-flop (5-handed):

Folds to CO, who raises to $30
Folds to me.
I raise to $100.
CO calls

Villain info: A gambler with decent fundamentals. Happy to get it in with draws. Liable to go on tilt and call very light.

Flop (heads up):

$205 in the pot.

Qh9d5d

I bet $50.
Villain raises to $150.
I raise to $500.
Villain calls.

Turn:

$1,205 in the pot.

Qh9d5d2c

I jam for $1,100.
Villain calls.

Board runs out a blank, can’t recall exactly what but no face card or diamond. I show and win.


Thoughts:

Very interesting spot and possible overplay by me on the flop with AA. I do unblock nut diamonds and the board is quite wet. In position, Villain will definitely call flop with any 2 diamonds, or JT. I’m not quite sure if he calls with any Q worse than AQ.

Because the board is wet, I think he jams flop with value like Q9, 99, or 55. Whether I call flop is another question altogether, but vs. this Villain I probably do.

Solver says:

Go bigger on the flop at higher frequency. However it agrees with the flop 3bet and subsequent turn jam. It also says call a flop 4bet jam.