A disciplined fold with top pair
Replay of laying down top pair top kicker to a turn raise: a hand-reading fold that saves a stack against a range that has you beat.
PokerStars Hand #241000000020: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$5 USD) - 2024/03/03 21:40:00 ET Table 'Lyra' 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: SB_Fish ($500 in chips) Seat 2: BB_Reg ($700 in chips) Seat 3: Hero ($500 in chips) Seat 4: MP_TAG ($520 in chips) Seat 5: Villain ($900 in chips) Seat 6: BTN_Nit ($510 in chips) SB_Fish: posts small blind $2 BB_Reg: posts big blind $5 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to Hero [Ac Kd] Hero: raises $10 to $15 MP_TAG: folds Villain: calls $15 BTN_Nit: folds SB_Fish: folds BB_Reg: folds *** FLOP *** [Ah 9c 4d] Hero: bets $18 Villain: calls $18 *** TURN *** [Ah 9c 4d] [9s] Hero: bets $55 Villain: raises $120 to $175 Hero: folds Uncalled bet ($120) returned to Villain Villain collected $183 from pot *** SUMMARY *** Total pot $183 | Rake $0 Board [Ah 9c 4d 9s] Seat 5: Villain collected ($183)
The takeaway
Top pair is not a reason to stack off. When the turn raise arrives, Hero reads a range full of sets and two pair, folds, and keeps the stack for a better spot.
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