2/2 Live. AAT3ds with interesting river
AAT3ds, hearts and diamonds
Main V in this hand is 2.3k eff. He's been playing for a long time. He can be a little wide pre, but post he's pretty passive unless he has a made hand usually. Even with a made hand, he will be trappy sometimes. Seems like he mostly bets his draws when checked to and IP, where he'd like to try to take it down because he senses weakness but has equity. He mixes up what he does but donking aggression usually means made hand. He typically doesn't go crazy with bottom set or 2 pair.
Btn straddle $10
2 limps, hero $50, 4 calls.
Flop ($250) 963r 1 diamond 1 heart
X, x, V pot $250, hero call, folds around
I think it's fine ap so far. I have 2 bdfd. Board pairing could be good. Can still hit an A. There's no fd already. Thing is, besides top wrap idk what else he might do this with. Definitely not bottom wrap. It's likely a made hand.
Turn ($750) 6s
V check, hero?
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Why so small pre? You are just inviting the whole table to call w/ AFC. With your read, I check back the turn and pray for an A on the river or that he checks. I highly doubt he's folding whatever he bet with on the turn. Your hand is pretty face-up, though, so can't imagine he won't bluff at a "blank." Unless you play much wider pre?
Please always post positions.
Played fine so far. I’d only call the flop pot due to 2 BDFD, blocking a pair, and cuz im deep enough with villain. If he had less we’d prolly look to fold as hes repping a strong hand into the entire field of callers. If he bet half pot like theory then we have a very easy call.
Turn we check here. In theory he should be potting as he will be very polar in this spot OOP. I find in practice though players always check to trap their full houses here in hopes of a draw getting there to then POT the river.
Only value to get for you would be from wraps, but he should be potting with any wrap with a pair blocker to fold out over pairs. You can bet small here to get that value, but be prepared to fold to XR and also check back river. I would check tho. Don’t think the hand is strong enough to bet.
When we bet IP we want to be very polar so only our best hands and our worst. This seems middle of the pack to me.
Why so small pre You are just inviting the whole table to call w/ AFC. With your read, I check back the turn and pray for an A on the river or that he checks. I highly doubt he's folding whatever he bet with on the turn. Your hand is pretty face-up, though, so can't imagine he won't bluff at a "blank." Unless you play much wider pre
If you can explain how I could make it more than a pot sized bet of $50, be my guest
LOL. Good point. It just seemed small considering the straddle and two limps, but it is correct. I might have limp/raised depending on the table/straddler, but as played is fine.
Is this a full table? Were you third to act after straddle?
Please always post positions.
Played fine so far. I'd only call the flop pot due to 2 BDFD, blocking a pair, and cuz im deep enough with villain. If he had less we'd prolly look to fold as hes repping a strong hand into the entire field of callers. If he bet half pot like theory then we have a very easy call.
Turn we check here. In theory he should be potting as he will be very polar in this spot OOP. I find in practice though players always check to trap their full houses here in hopes of a dra
I agree with all of this. Hero checks
River Ax
V thinks for a couple of seconds and pots $750, with $1300ish behind after. Hero?
I have a feeling majority of responses are going to be to just jam. Here's the thing though, what is calling?
This player isn't a whale or fish. He's competent. He's not calling with all boats if I jam. We know he folds all bluffs, 6x hands that aren't boats, etc. So the question is, what does he call with? He probably knows it's unlikely I'm bluffing here, it wouldn't make sense.
96XX is possible, but I only see him betting the flop with this if he had 9876. Also when he checks the turn it makes no sense. Most people are betting the turn once they bet the flop with that. Sure he might check it sometimes, I just feel like it's unlikely. Even if he bets small, a check with that seems weird. Idk how he could even have A6XX.
He probably doesn't play 33 this way on the flop, and I block a bit of those. He knows even though he has a set, it's bottom set and he needs to be careful. Even if he decided to bet 33, checking turn then bombing river is a little strange as well. Nothing really got there (all draws missed). Wouldn't he want to check to induce?
66 and 99 are possible. I could see him checking both on turn to try and let me catch up. 66 he definitely checks, 99 I'm guessing he mixes up idk.
So it feels like the only hands that make sense are quads or 9s full. Is this always a jam?
LOL. Good point. It just seemed small considering the straddle and two limps, but it is correct. I might have limp/raised depending on the table/straddler, but as played is fine.
Is this a full table Were you third to act after straddle
7 or 8 handed. Pretty sure 7 because somebody was away. Yes 3rd to act
Just fold the flop - you even said in your notes he's passive unless he has a made hand and here he is potting 5 way.
Fine ap. Def checking the turn for all the same reasons Eche gives. Don't think a small value bet is the best option against the type of player you describe (trappy and can take down pots when sensing weakness). Save that for the weaker more passive players. The real question is what do you do when Jx comes on the river and V bets half pot......
Fold flop.
