NL 5 - Top Pair facing pot bet on the river

NL 5 - Top Pair facing pot bet on the river

PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 208 BB
UTG: 163 BB
MP: 73.6 BB
CO: 92.2 BB
BTN: 108.8 BB
SB: 496.2 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has J K

fold, fold, CO raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (4.4 BB, 2 players) 7 J 5
Hero checks, CO bets 4 BB, Hero calls 4 BB

Turn: (12.4 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, CO bets 8.8 BB, Hero calls 8.8 BB

River: (30 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, CO bets 28.4 BB, ???

VP-24 / PR-13 / 3B- 3 on 1000 hands

Would he ever do this with QJ?.

I lose to AJ, and JJ, QQ, KK , AA, but I'm not blocking any of the flush draws.

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29 December 2024 at 02:36 AM
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I think its a call unless you think he has zero bluffs and doesnt value bet worse than jack, which could be possible for a triple barrel b75-b75-b100 by a passive-ish player. Over a 1000 hands cbet/barrel/triple barrel stats should be reliable, i would look to those for guidance. If you have seen him bluff a missed flush draw over that 1000 hands, its definitely a call.


They are (too) tight preflop and bet 75-75-100. You need to be good 33% of the time for the river call to be profitable, I don't think you have that vs your typical microstakes tight opponent but it's close.


We have a bluff catcher and a tight opponent who makes 3 big bets.
In my opinion, this is an easy fold on the river.


Main bluffs for IP are KT KQ QT, so ideally you want 8 or T plus some kind of pair to bluff catch. But this guy is super nit, so you probably want to fold every catcher.

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