thetallpaul

Easy 3bet, flop is nice so bet planning for bet bet bet. Turn sucks as completes a lot of draws/2 pairs but don't want to give up yet with Qx, T9 type hands and FD's. River double sucks as now flush gets there too.

No room left to bet fold with less than PSB behind. Feels like a check fold to me now.

PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BB: $46.34 (VPIP: 33.85, PFR: 24.62, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 67)
UTG: $25.00 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
CO: $25.00 (VPIP: 22.39, PFR: 14.93, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 69)
BTN: $29.91 (VPIP: 31.82, PFR: 22.73, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 24)
Hero (SB): $27.19

Hero posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has Kh Kd
fold, CO raises to $0.75, fold, Hero raises to $2.50, fold, CO calls $1.75

Flop : ($5.25, 2 players) 9c 7c Qh
Hero bets $2.50, CO calls $2.50

Turn : ($10.25, 2 players) 8s
Hero bets $5.10, CO calls $5.10

River : ($20.45, 2 players) 3c
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Hey there. I think here, this flop is so co-ordinated we need to be betting like 75% of pot.

When I see a flop that has flush and straight potential with a hand like this I just want to charge as much as I can for the guys that might hold it.

Again on the turn, by betting half pot, all draws will call. So we never make max if they blank.

I think this makes our decisions much easier and puts more pressure on opponents.

GL man.

I agree with

@Grocker6 that you should bet bigger, though I would only increase a bit to maybe 60% on the flop and turn. In 3bet pots implied odds are always much lower so you can get away with smaller-ish bets even on wet boards. 75% 75% makes the river stack to pot ratio super awkward. This isn't always a bad thing but it is if you ever want to bluff the river since there will be about a 1/3 pot sized bet left.

River is rough. Everything got there. You have blockers against KQ KJ KT which you beat and no blocker against a flush or straights. I expect your average 25nl player to play straightforward on this river meaning they'll check back their AQ KQ QJ QT T9 or whatever 1-pair hands they might have so I actually like the check/fold plan. The sheer amount of flushes, JT, 2-pair and sets he can have should make getting it in on this river unprofitable.

If you went with bigger sizing you might not really have a choice by the river, but as played I'd just respect one of the worst cards in the deck and adjust my plan accordingly by check/folding.

Nobody want to make a $5 bet for value from Qx?

While shoving won't be profitable villain is unlikely to have a missed draw by the river so we expect him to have showdown value which won't bluff.By betting small are there not enough combos of Qx to cover his flushes? Surely he raises sets on that flop as well most of the time.

I quite like x/shoving OTT. Villain should bet Qx and fd and would raise sets OTF. If he has worse than Qx he folds to a bet and has like 12% equity, if he checks back a FD then w/e he has 20% but he should bet for when we decide not to barrel AK or worse.

As said AP make it bigger OTF/OTT 66% is fine 75% is too big

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