Q&A #13: A Shorthanded Limit Hold ‘em Blind Hand

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Jeremy asks,

I find myself in the following situation frequently, and am not sure about the proper way to handle it. I play mostly at Absolute, and most players at 3/6 are pretty solid. I only have about 100 hands on this guy, but he’s around 25/15/2.3.

Dealt to HERO [Qs 10c]
DONK #1 – Folds
VILLAIN- Raises $6 to $6
DONK #2 – Folds
DONK #3 – Folds
DONK #4 – Folds
HERO – Calls $3
*** FLOP *** [10h 4h 8c]
HERO – Checks
VILLAIN – Bets $3
HERO – Raises $6 to $6
VILLAIN – Calls $3
*** TURN *** [10h 4h 8c] [Ah]

Now what? Anybody who is reading our hand knows we have a pair of tens and thats it. Thus bet/folding seems like a poor option, as the turn provides an easy bluff opportunity. Bet/calling seems a little spewy, because we will likely call the river getting 9:1. However if he bets the river, or if the river puts another heart or a K on the board, we are in a very poor position.

Given this is a four big bet pot, is it worth the fight against an aggressive opponent? Also, what if the raise had instead come from the button. If we open up our opponents range, does this become a check/call to SD?

To me there seems to be a disconnect in your thinking. The disconnect is between your preflop play and your thinking on the turn.

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