Could this be a range-check-spot?

Could this be a range-check-spot?

Villain is a nit with a 3!-frequency of 2% (1/51)
since its BU vs CO and given the small 3!-size, i still assume a fairly normal range so easy call pre..

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 176.5 BB (VPIP: 21.43, PFR: 15.20, 3Bet Preflop: 1.96, Hands: 132)
Hero (CO): 105.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T T

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, BTN raises to 6 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 4 BB

Flop: (13.5 BB, 2 players) K T 4
Hero checks, BTN bets 5 BB, Hero raises to 20 BB, BTN calls 15 BB

Turn: (53.5 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 26 BB, BTN calls 26 BB

River: (105.5 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks?

only one 1/2-pot bet left and dont get me wrong, against a bad reg i would just jam because he will happily call off with TP+
but this guy didnt look like a station and i just realized that i never ever have a single bluff in this spot, no straights and all my valuehands are dominated.
once i check he could still bluff me because i have some giveups but when i jam i think i just generate a lot folds or get called by hands that beat me. if he got some miraculous bottom-set there he will valuebet anyway.
so would u say this is a thing or am i just overthinking it?

18 June 2024 at 10:41 AM
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overthinking man jam it in u lose to 2 hands


overthinking man jam it

Its 2nl might get called by QJ that feels pot commited


im really not worried what i lose to, im just concerned that he folds everything once villain realizes i have 0 bluffs. again against most players i would jam but this player specificly i just didnt expect him to call me down with TP. i mean i also play 2nl and i would snap fold every bluffcatcher in this spot. there are many nitty players that might even go crazy once u check to them


by BadBeatProductions k

once villain realizes i have 0 bluffs.

I think your giving to much credit to 2nl players, I would start worrying about people understanding these kinda things at 25nl(maybe some great 10nl players).

And give him the opportunity not to realise you have 0 bluffs.

Have you seen him going crazy when you check to him?


Btn is almost never jamming as a bluff and is going to x back a lot of hands that will call a jam, so just jam yourself.


Jam if you like money. X if you don't.


I can't count the number of times I sigh called AK here as BTN, convincing myself this time they'll have QJ.


FWIW GTO+ thinks you are closer to a "range shove" than a "range check"

When you shove BTN calls KQ, KT, QT, KK, AK, AA, AJ...



Thank u all for the replies! guess i got a little confused while overthinking..
Villain jammed top2 in the end, so when he called flop and turn with TP i guess he wouldnt fold river anyway..

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