Interesting Spots: Volume 4

Date: September 15th, 2025
Location: Private NYC live game
Stakes: $2-$5-$10
Effective stack: $3000

We are UTG+1 with QcQs.

Pre-flop (8-handed):

I raise to $30.
LJ folds.
HJ folds.
CO folds.
BTN raises to 125.
SB folds.
BB folds.
Straddle calls $125.
I raise to $400.
SB calls.
BB folds.

Villain info: An overbluffer who is definitely not scared money. Give him an inch and he will bluff a mile. However, not much info on his preflop range.

Flop (heads-up):

$930 in the pot.

6s9s2h

I bet $500.
Villain calls.

Turn:

$1930 in the pot.

6s9s2hTs

I jam for ~$2,000
Villain mini-tanks then folds.

Thoughts:

This is a jam for value. I expect villain to raise with all flush draws and 78s. Yes, he’s in position, but he’s also such an aggressive player that I’d expect him to get it in quick. I don’t expect him to be outrageously out of line pre, so 22, 66, and 69s were not big worries.

I get value owned by TT and 99 here, but I’m looking to put hands like AsQx, 88, AsKx, JJ, 89s in the blender. We are also live vs. sets with our 3rd nut spade in hand. AA and KK both raise pre. SPR makes this mandatory jam sizing, but I do wonder if a check/call could be good here as well. Definitely not interested in seeing a river without all my money in the middle.

Solver says:

Always a jam with QsQx. Flop bet also correct.