Slap At Work

[Actuary 3]

BB: 16/6/1.82 400 hands nothing nutty yetButton 41/14/ 1.66I'm 35/15/2.14 after 55 hands, if anyone is paying attention, but if I've been datamined before, I"m sure these are mitigatedPreflop: Hero is CO with [Ah], [Qd]. 6 folds, Hero raises, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls.Flop: (6.50 SB) [8d], [5s], [8h] (3 players)BB checks, Hero bets, Button folds, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, BB calls.Turn: (6.25 BB) [Ad] (2 players)BB checks, Hero checks.I make this play (check turn, and intend to call river or bet if checked to), maybe too much. Just checking here

[RISEorFall 0]

you checking turn so he doesnt fold his 5 or pocket pair or whatever and maybe bets the river?

[doubleatrain 0]

Hmm...I'd probably bet the turn out of habit, but then I'd hate to be 3-bet, and I don't want to not get value if we can get him to think his medium PP is good and take a stab at the river.All said, I kinda like this play under these circumstances.

[Zach6668 513]

I'm not arguing.Why did you 3-bet the flop?Why did you check the turn?Why are you only c/c the river?- Zach

[Actuary 3]

flop play to say: You don't have an 8.If he caps and leads non AJ turn, I call and fold river UI, puting him on PPless than 8 usually. I wuld not raise a A/J river though.Since no cap, my plan was to do as I did. I did not want to face anothr c/r yet my hand has SD value HU. This plan was hatched prior to me actually seeing the turn So, without much time, I thought:- if he has a PP < 8, he's folding almost always to a bet now- he's folding gutshots and two high cards w/o an Ace- if he has Ax he's going to c/r. I'm getting 5:1 effective to call down a c/r + river bet, so I feel it's an easy call down, since he won't give me credit for a really strong kicker- if he has 55/8x (he may call here with T8s preflop, as noted, I was Laggy there), I"m geting c/r and killed, and losinng 3 bets.He will bet a lot of rivers.This is just a low stress way to get to SD, while losing value sometimes and saving bets other, and making more against the right opponents.I'm sure there's a place for it, and had the turn been a T, I'm pretty certain this is a place for that, as he probably bets with A high on that river enough.my game needs work in these situations

[RISEorFall 0]

what are you doing on a blank turn?

[pokerplayer24 0]

When I pull this line I almost always raise the river if bet into. But yea the flop line is pretty unslappy.

[Actuary 3]

what are you doing on a blank turn?

the same.read my post, whore.

[pokerkid 0]

Who else thinks the flop 3-bet is a spew?*PK raises hand*Maybe if qualitatively you knew villain was very tight or weak post flop the play could work. Personally, I hate the flop line.

[Actuary 3]

He bet river, I calledAJ, I win.In this case I probably made 1 less BB. I liked my plan if no Ace, but otherwise, I should bet that Ace and call down a c/r.Pay off trips if necessary.PK, he c/r a lot of flops, given his stats. I mean A LOT.I wanted to see what he did on the turn.To the extent I use "raising for info", I use it against solid (but probably not tricky) players in HU battles.