Thanks for all the input!
imatstarbucks, on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 7:06 AM, said:
because you raised his bet on the flop, but then flat called his 3-bet.so he probably thinks you're weak, or willing to fold to a turn bet.
Good point, looking at my action from his shoes.
meservery, on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 9:52 AM, said:
On the turn as played, why even jam at all? Just call and call river as well when he bets.
Well, if I believe I'm ahead on the turn and my opponent is willing to commit money and there are many river cards that could leave me with the worst hand... I don't see how calling the turn can be right. Please explain?
outsider13, on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 10:24 AM, said:
This thread seems awfully spammy imo, considering a number of things.
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3 folds, Hero bets $3.50, Button calls $3.50, 1 fold, BB calls $2.50Flop: ($11) 
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(3 players)BB bets $4, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold, BB raises to $24, Hero calls $12Turn: ($59) 
(2 players)BB bets $35BB is a Tag/Reg, but an exceptionally loose cold-caller (i.e. not a very good Tag/Reg). When I checked my HUD pop-up I saw that he was cold-calling from the blinds 14% to 16% of the time, sometimes with some real trash:
I believe his range is at its widest here because of my position and the fishy caller on the button "giving him odds" so to speak.When he donked weak, I checked my notes on him and realized I'd never seen him do that before:
So I don't really know what the weak flop donk says about his range... I believed that typically a strong hand would XR and squeeze the fish on the button. A weak bet is a great way to squeeze me and keep me playing straighforwardly with the fish to act behind me. Since I believed the fish would call a raise cold, and since I was ahead of the draws, pairs, and pairs+draws I thought the BB might be donking, I raised for value.When I got 3-bet on the flop it was decision time: fold or call with the intention of jamming a safe turn. I opted for decision #2 thinking of how wide his cold-calling from the blinds range really was. But his bet size on the turn was also weird to me... he was clearly committing himself. Strong draw? (If so I should follow through and jam.) Strong made hand? (If so I should fold.)I appreciate your thoughts!
It just gave me pause. He left $52 behind (for like a 1/3 pot river bet) and had committed over half his stack on this hand while taking several aggressive actions. His turn bet says "I'm not folding no matter what" and while that typically is strength, combined with his odd flop action I was at a loss on what his hand was really saying.
