K9s on BTN on Monotone Flop

I would cbet smaller or check back the flop. Check the turn in position as played.

Always down for a cbet/checkback/bluffcatch line.

I think check flop is best, we are lost in terrible bluff catching mode on most runouts.

Bet small might be okay, as long as we have some idea what to do vs. a raise (or think a raise isn't likely).

I would mostly treat the turn as a brick (yes, 64 and A4 gets there) ... so if you think he often has a single big diamond (very common reason to snap call on monotone flops) then I don't mind shoving.

V could also have 55/33 or even a flush ... and we are just torching. Such is life.

Unless you are pretty sure V is going to bluff river a lot, checking turn to bluff catch river seems pretty bad after bombing flop. Would much rather bet 65 and check back river.

I'm fine with pre and flop. I probably continue on turn (~$45), but I don't mind a check. If you do check, you need to call a bet on the river if it's not a diamond.

LP is only going to stick it in when he has it. If V already has it, we're dead anyway. Making them make a mistake drawing to one D isn't bad though. So b/f something like 55-60.

Yes, folding after putting in 105-110 (half the eff stack) is normally a grievous error, but this player type is never bluffing when they shove. So H can make an exploitative fold, while still making V make a mistake calling on the turn.

Flop bet is too big, as noted.

Edit: alternatively, x-back, and evaluate V river bet size for value, fat value, or just a bluffy stab. Saves H a bet, at the cost of letting V draw for free.

Room taking $10 out of every $60 pot at 1/2 is nasty work.

I'd bet the turn again - there's so many single diamond hands he could have, he made the quick flop call which is usually a sign of a draw, he'll raise his better kings preflop.

4 of it should mostly go back to the players.

Hero actually checks back.

Turn: Ad

V checks. Hero?

Just check. He's rarely folding anything that beats you.

Check, without reads that he has better and you can bluff him off of it by shoving (and to be clear I mean bluffing him off KJ or even A5s ... if he has 66d I don't like your chances of him folding).

One of the reasons check back turn to bluff catch river sucks.

I think the iso is a little wide but we got a good preflop result.

Don’t cbet so big on monotone boards. Once we get called we left ourselves with two bad options on the turn. I prefer check turn and bluff catch non ace non diamond rivers.

Ace of diamonds is quite bad, I’m not looking to bluff this guy and we have a tiny bit of showdown value.

Results:

Hero checks. V checks back, shows TcTd, and scoops.