colly191091

Could use your help on this one!

Villain is playing 19/15 with a fold to 3bet of 79% over 500 hands. Have seen him flat call 3bets with AK in and out of position before...

My Thoughts

Flop - Woop! Overpair, lots of value to be had from AQ / AK / QJs / KJs / KTs / Flush draws / Straight draws etc. KQ is a bit of a concern though... And QQ which he could flat preflop but less likely (although if he can flat with AK, he can flat with QQ on occasion too). I bet 14bb's into 21 as we are deep. Sizing ok? *Note that we have the Ad and the Kd is present on the board so these block some of his big flush draws.

Turn - Another flush draw arrived but 8 doesn't change anything else. If he had KQ, a set of 7's or Q's, I'd expect him to raise here a decent % of the time... Which he doesn't in this case. So, another big value bet trying to get stacks in for the river. Could have went a touch larger I think. I will have 116bb's remaining with a pot of 127bb's on the river.

River - Now this is where it gets interesting! DISASTER! Backdoor flush gets there which he can definitely have and KQ / QQ makes a boat. AK / KJs / KTs also improve and are ahead, which I'd imagine is a laaarge part of his range after calling that big turn bet. How would you navigate this river card when there's only a pot sized bet left? As played... I check. I have no idea if that is the right play or not... And then villain shoves... AHHH??????

Any feedback would be HUGELY appreciated!

Cheers

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$0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.05/$0.106
UTG lepry $13.13
UTG+1 Zeppelin123 $22.23
CO param_PamPam $11.12
D petethecab2 $10.52
SBHero $17.99
BB Any2Lew $10.41

Preflop
6$0.15Hero is SBAA
1 fold, Zeppelin123 raises to $0.30, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, Zeppelin123 calls $0.70

Flop
2$2.10Q7K
Hero bets$1.40, Zeppelin123 calls $1.40

Turn
2$4.908
Hero bets$3.90, Zeppelin123 calls $3.90

River
2$12.70K
Hero checks, Zeppelin123 goes all-in $15.93, Hero ???

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Another thing: Should we consider checking the flop for pot control seeing as we're 180bb's deep? Was I over-aggressive here?

I like the sizing flop. as you said there are a lot of draws that are going to pay so you want to get max value from them. I don't think you should check to pot control because you are loosing a lot of value from those draws.

On turn i agree. 8c doesn't change much. like you said KQ would raise flop and i expect the same with QQ or 77. So he can have AK that just flat KJ/KT and AQ/QT/QJ and diamonds fd's.

On river after you check if he as a Qx in his hand i don't think he is shoving. he is going to check and have a cheap showdown unless obv if its Qxcc. A kx is very likely and some bluffs with the missed diamonds.
You could bet small/fold this river to get some value of a Qx hand. But same time i like the x because gives him the opportunity to bluff the missed fd. As played i think i'm calling. I think or either he shoves strong K here like AK or a pure bluff. Like i said above every Q is checking and even possible a weak K like KT. but also think if he as AK he will raise at least on turn to protect. so mostly i think he is going to show up with a hand like 9Tdd or smth.

I like this

Just remember that one pair hands rarely are good ID called 3 streets in pots that grow bigger than 200bb. I like the 3/4 flop 3/4 turn sizing then would make it about 50-60% OTR.

But here I like thebx/f OTR

@Perucao Thanks for response! After further analysis, I think he's a lot more weighted to value combos. AQ is the only hand with beat within his 11% calling range. JTs or 9Ts are the only bluffs I can think of on this river. QJs would just check back. I opted to check / fold in the end. Sick spot

@CrazyCookie Good stuff

I can sleep better tonight now

Same betting pattern as the other hand. You bet 2/3 on the flop then 80% on the turn. I'd rather you made it bigger on the flop to get the same money in with a smaller turn bet.

As played I'm folding the river. 19/15 player types are almost never overbet bluffing rivers in 180bb deep pots.

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