Grocker6

Ok so in this hand here QJs UTG is normal raise.
Flop I could have gone a little bit high being a co-ordinated board.
Turn I decide to go for a check call as I don't want to get raised of my hand and my draws are ok but wouldn't be happy putting loads in with my current hand and not really top of my range.
River is a blank and draws miss... and also I block straight and some 2 pairs. Would you call here?

The bet sizing looks quite value heavy...

Player 2(SB) $9.90 - VP:50 PFR:0 AF: W:0| STL:|100 3B:0| CB:|100 N:-0.40 Hands:2
Player 3(BB) $10.60 - VP:13 PFR:7 AF:Inf. W:0| STL:33|100 3B:0| CB:0| N:0.10 Hands:15
Me(UTG) $13.62
Player 5(MP) $5.45 - VP:51 PFR:3 AF:1.5 W:33|20 STL:11|50 3B:0| CB:|50 N:-3.46 Hands:37
Player 6(CO) $10.15 - VP:50 PFR:50 AF:Inf. W:0| STL:100| 3B:0| CB:100| N:-0.45 Hands:4
Player 1(BTN) $14.88 - VP:28 PFR:13 AF:1.8 W:50|100 STL:20|83 3B:0| CB:33|0 N:8.63 Hands:32

Pre Flop: Me(UTG) with [Jh,Qh]
Me(UTG) raises 0.30,
Player 5(MP) folds,
Player 6(CO) folds,
Player 1(BTN) calls 0.30,
Player 2(SB) calls 0.25,
Player 3(BB) folds

Flop: (9d,Qd,2s)(3 players)
Pot - 1
Player 2(SB) checks,
Me(MP) bets 0.60,
Player 1(BTN) calls 0.60,
Player 2(SB) folds

Turn: Ts (2 players)
Pot - 2.20
Me(EP) checks,
Player 1(BTN) bets 1.10,
Me(EP) calls 1.10

River: 4h (2 players)
Pot - 4.40
Me(EP) checks,
Player 1(BTN) bets 1.95,
Me(EP) ?

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Preflop and flop are definitely standard. I like the turn check. It's definitely a spot where I'd want to keep the size of the pot small. You don't get value from too many worse hands, though there are some like JT that will definitely call another bet. Your hand should have plenty of equity as well making the call pretty easy.

River the standard would be to call. His bet size is a little odd and his betsize on the turn was quite small as well but I don't think that's enough to shift this to a fold. There are still several bluffs he can have and I'd say it would be a tougher spot if he had bet huge instead. Either way, if you call take a note on what he shows up with and that might give you more info on his betsizing in the future.

I totally agree with

@Komododragonjesus. Villain should be somewhat capped given his line and sizing so even though you're actually close to the bottom of your range for calling the river in this spot I'd go ahead and make it.

I'm surprised

@Komododragonjesus that you're happy calling here versus what looks like a passive player.

At these stakes I wouldn't expect villain to be firing KQ on the river after two streets of money has already gone in on this board. Assuming that the vast majority of micro players won't turn any showdown value into a bluff, nor will they be bluffing at much of a frequency, what do you expect to see most often once we call?

Stats on villain are for 32 hands so I'm not paying too much attention to them.

If he doesn't fire KQ on the river then that's great. If he bets this sizing he really should include a lot of light value bets such as that. The only bluffs he should really have are missed flush draws and maybe the odd AJ but remember this isn't a spot where you need to win a ton it's a spot where you need to win less than 25% of the time to be profitable.

I much prefer a flop check multiway. Villain doesn't have many hands that calls that are worse and the ones he does call OTT/OTR anyway and now he can stab a random trashy hand he would fold. I would start considering betting KQ OTF.

3-handed I may just check this flop, it justhits everybody and my TP isn't great. I read an article (sorry no link/ref, can't remember where now) saying not to cbet a board that I wouldn't want to see a raise on. For example, I have A8s and the board is 6d7d8c, that sort of thing.

Just a thought but I'd still likely check this flop multiway. Perhaps I've lost the plot again though, it wouldn't be a surprise.

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