okay, so I checkraised the flop with a draw. now what?

okay, so I checkraised the flop with a draw. now what?

1/2 at an American Legion hall.

Villain is the best player in our pool by a country mile. He's cashed in tournaments so prominent that he's listed on the Hendon Mob database. He's soul-read me on multiple occasions and so far as I can tell has no real holes in his game except one: he gets whiny and talks about how bad he runs (which is hilarious when he's up $500) and I think can be tilty, though most people refuse to play back at him.

That changes now.

V almost certainly thinks I'm a tight-passive nit, and he's more or less right. My goal most of the time is to take the money from the fish and try not to give it all up to V.

OTTH:

V has just been stacked when his flopped top two lost to a limped-in AK when the Ace spiked on the turn. As the hand is being dealt, he's rebuying for $1000 (no limits here, y'all) and is not only pissed at losing the hand, but losing the hand to someone who didn't raise his AK. He's also pissed at the chip-runners for taking so long, so he tosses a $20 bill on the table and announces a raise from UTG. Folded to me in the SB with red 66. I call.

His standard raise is $12, maybe $15 if there's limpers. Putting him on any pair, probably any Ace, K9+ and any 2 Broadway. I'm open to discussion about the merits of a 3! here, but I didn't want to face a spite-4!.

Flop (~$40): 8 7 5

V bets $40 (in chips this time), I checkraise to $100 . . .

I would never checkraise this flop against a fishy opponent, but I believe I'm beating V's range.

. . . V calls.

Turn (~$240): 2

Well, I was beating his range, but he says he's still good. How big am I barelling off here, and what's my river plan?

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17 March 2025 at 09:31 PM
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