Rivering second pair in a 3BP
$1/$2 at Mohegan Sun. Thursday evening at a very soft table.
Villain is a younger guy from the Caribbean. He is very loose. Raises to multiple sizes (have seen him ISO to $6 and $11) but also limps and overlimps. In the past few orbits he has lost a large percentage of his stack across two hands (both times he had trips and opponent had a straight). $200 stack.
Hero is 32yo white guy. Should be clear to Villain that I am playing tighter and more aggressive than the rest of the table. This hand is the first time I've 3bet but I've only been at the table an hour. Covers.
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Two loose passive players limp EP. Villain raises to $10 in HJ. Hero 3bets AhJd to $40 in CO. Folds to Villain who snap calls.
Flop: Kh9c5s (Pot: $80). Villain checks. Hero bets $30. Villain calls quickly.
Turn: Kh9c5s 4h (Pot: $140). Villain thinks and checks. Hero checks.
River: Kh9c5s 4h Jh (Pot: $140). Villain bets $70, leaving himself with $60 behind.
Is this a spot to hero call second pair? Any thoughts on previous streets are appreciated too. Too loose pre-flop? Should I jam turn and try to fold out anything that isn't a King?
i think you should bet the turn with the Ah lol, stacks are a bit meh for it though. taking a look at sizing overall i think pre is too big and flop is slightly too big but those are minor gripes.
River call seems very reasonable against loose, splashy player who can both bluff and value bet worse. He could easily have a worse jx.
We can still argue fold is better, but for the price, call is fine, i am not going to be critical of either decision, especially if live reads are a factor.
