Bluffcatch spot OTR
CO: $1.60 (80 bb)
BTN: $5.71 (285.5 bb)
SB: $2.37 (118.5 bb)
BB: $2.20 (110 bb)
UTG: $2.00 (100 bb)
Hero (MP): $3.04 (152 bb)
SB posts $0.01, BB posts $0.02
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has Q♥ A♦ A♠ 4♦
fold, Hero raises to $0.07, fold, BTN calls $0.07, fold, BB calls $0.05
Flop: ($0.22, 3 players) 5♠ 3♠ 2♦
BB checks, Hero bets $0.22, fold, BB calls $0.22
Turn: ($0.66, 2 players) 9♠
BB bets $0.33, Hero calls $0.33
River: ($1.32, 2 players) J♦
BB bets $0.99, Hero?
8 Replies
Not a good texture for our range. Better for BB and if he's not leading appropriately (common) we should tighten up. mw in the middle, we should tighten up. we have two good blocker cards but hand is too strong to play as a bluff here. So I'd check and see what develops. If I did bet I'd use a smaller size, half or even a bit less.
As played, I like the bluffing properties of this hand (nut flush blocker) much more than the bluff catching properties. We'll have better candidates with two spades in hand. But I don't feel strongly about bluffing here, either.
As played, calling feels pretty bad as the pool almost certainly underbluffs this way when we can see the As. But we at least unblock all board pairs to go along with our nfb.
I would definitely not call. Probably wp and now just fold. Deeper against a non-donkey you'd get to bluff every blank A as you have very few of them.
Potting flop seems like an overplay. Wait to put the bigger money in on turns when equities shift.
Not a good texture for our range. Better for BB and if he's not leading appropriately (common) we should tighten up. mw in the middle, we should tighten up. we have two good blocker cards but hand is too strong to play as a bluff here. So I'd check and see what develops. If I did bet I'd use a smaller size, half or even a bit less.
Thanks for your response [emoji106] Betting otf seems best imo but I wasn't sure if using multiple sizings here is a thing. Transitioning from NLH where small sizings accomplish a lot. My preference otf would be 1/3 here...
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I would definitely not call. Probably wp and now just fold. Deeper against a non-donkey you'd get to bluff every blank A as you have very few of them.
Villain's line doesn't make much sense imo, especially the sizing. Why does a flush that wants 2 streets take this line? I could see a set or 2 pair start bluffing here...
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Potting flop seems like an overplay. Wait to put the bigger money in on turns when equities shift.
I didn't like betting otf but felt like we had good blockers to villain's continuing range and wanted to deny equity. What are your thoughts on using a smaller sizing?
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Villain's line doesn't make much sense imo, especially the sizing. Why does a flush that wants 2 streets take this line? I could see a set or 2 pair start bluffing here...
To me most weak players tend to donk bet when they improve. He has a flush and he likes it so he bets. You don't raise the turn so in his world his T-high flush is still an awesome hand on the river and he bets it again.
Then again, if you now raise the river he will call despite he "knows" he is beat. Perhaps because he already fell in love with his T-high flush.
When you call the river he has to be bluffing ~30% of the time. Which given you've called the turn, when the flush hits, he might not be - this spot is underbluffed, as mentioned preiously. Call might be ok, but we should look at the maths of us jamming the river. If my quick maths is right it has to work only ~35% of the time. He'll be getting ~7-1 or thereabouts so it's questionable whether he'll fold - this needs to be done instantly to have the most effectiveness - but the point is that for an extra $0.39, i.e. just a 1/3rd more of the price to call, we get to fold out some of his value range, some of the time. So it's something to consider, though i'd imagine at $2 plo you'll need a read that villain is capable of folding things getting good odds, which is a hard read to find.
