Two streets of value betting, then on river - check and hope for showdown, or bluff?
2/3/5 NL, $10 straddle utg. Effective stacks $1100.
1 MP limp
1 LP limp
H SB Td Tc $70
Only utg straddle calls.
($160) 7d 7h 2d
H $75
V calls
($310) Kc
H $110
V calls
($530) Qh
H?
H’s table image is tight, non-spewy, probably not particularly aggressive. V is late 30’s Asian male, limping a lot of hands preflop.
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Not sure what our turn bet is supposed to accomplish there. I think their calling freq goes down materially with a >2/3 bet vs the 1/3 sizing here. As it is, we still don't know whether the King helped or hurt them. Ofc if we bomb Turn, then they might bluff shove a PSB on the river when they whiff their diamond draw and H checks. Such is OOP-Life.
I want to x-decide Turn, but I doubt that's right, either.
Not sure what our turn bet is supposed to accomplish there. I think their calling freq goes down materially with a >2/3 bet vs the 1/3 sizing here. As it is, we still don't know whether the King helped or hurt them. Ofc if we bomb Turn, then they might bluff shove a PSB on the river when they whiff their diamond draw and H checks. Such is OOP-Life.I want to x-decide Turn, b
The turn bet is supposed to get more value from hands like 99/88/66 that don’t believe the king helped us.
As played I am checking river and seeing what happens.
check give up. dont like flop cbet. I either go pot or check flop. probably checking JJ-88 and ♦ ♦ combos and potting it with AA KK or AK. If I check TT and v bets small I'm check raising to shove turn.
I bet flop because I am ahead of most of his range.
I bet the turn because I think I am still ahead of his range unless he paired up on the King. I'm ahead of smaller pocket pairs and I want to charge his flush draws.
Even if we want bluff here, it's with check/shove not a bet.
River is either check/fold or check/shove.
Results:
Spoiler
I checked the river. V checked behind with QdJd.
