Shall I bluff here?
NLHE $0.4 / $0.8– Heads-Up (27.9bb effective)
Seat 1: HERO (SB) — 307.9bb
Seat 2: VILLAIN (BB) — 27.9bb
Blinds:
HERO posts SB 0.5bb
VILAIN posts BB 1bb
Villain is 46 / 6.2 - standard fish
Preflop
Dealt to HERO: [9♠ 8♣]
HERO raises to 2.5bb
VILAIN calls 1.5bb
Pot: 5bb
Flop — [2♣ J♦ K♦]
VILLAIN checks
HERO bets 3bb
VILAIN calls 3bb
I decide to C bet here because the board favors my range, I have 9 high and would be happy to take it down now, even if I get called the plan is to continue barrelling on scare card and cards that improves my equity like a T
Pot: 11bb
Turn — [2♣ J♦ K♦] [A♠]
VILLAIN checks
HERO bets 7bb
VILAIN calls 7bb
Turn is a scare card so I go according to the plan and continue betting, targetting a 2 , pockets 44 to 77, T highs.
Pot: 25bb
River — [2♣ J♦ K♦ A♠] [4♣]
VILAIN ( 15 bb ) checks
HERO bets 90bb
The river bricks, I decide to go for the bluff here because I dont block any draws, As vilain is a fish I consider it is totally possible he decides to play a FD passively like that, calling twice then giving up OTT. I also like to bluff here because I believe I never get the pot by checking back, sometime you check back Q high against a fish and you are actually good so thats worth metioning. But 9 high? Never happened so far.
That being said I also dislike my bluff here because vilain only has 15 to put in 25 so less than PSB, also against a fish once you get called on one street you have less fold equity on the next one. If he called flop and turn here there is a much higher chance he ll call river as he feels too involved in the hand already.
What do you guys think?
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When villain is super shortstacked my cbet/bluff % goes down the drain even if it's HU.
We also cbet super small if we do cbet.
I rather delay cbet than cbet flop.
Preflop I rather minclick than 2.5x when he's super shortstacked. Maybe folding or limp is ok vs superstack.
Not sure of this 3barrel vs a shortstack fish.