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[checkymcfold]

betonbet 10/20 LHE, 9 handed.

this game is super tight, and i'm walking all over it, pretty much. people keep respecting me, even though i don't deserve it. i just thought i might have gotten a bit too excitable on this one.

hero is sb with 66.

4 folds, HJ raises, 2 folds, hero 3-bets, bb folds, HJ calls.

flop: Qd, 2s, 8d.

hero bets, HJ calls.

turn: 9s.

hero bets, HJ calls.

river: 3c.

hero bets?


do you think my FE is large enough to make this final bet? i figured i'd throw one out there on a relatively draw-heavy board and a brick river, but my decision to start doing this sort of thing has coincided with a pretty hefty downswing. i like the metagame rep if i get called here--then i can go back to playing a bit more conservatively and expect to get some calls. there aren't very many players at this table who adapt very well, and i was planning on switching gears pretty soon anyhow, since i had been walking all over the table for so long. also, i hadn't 3-bet pf yet and shown down a little, isolated pair, so i figure the villain has to put me on a big pair or AQs or so.

[mk]

i don't think anything that beats 66 is folding for one more bet. A busted flush draw might bluff if you check it to him. I'd c/c the river.

[screech]

I think this is really close between a check/fold and a bet/fold. I don't like check/calling, because the only busted draw I see him betting here are non-ace flush draws. Not too many of them (KdJd/KdTd is all see).

I lean more towards a bet/fold, since you have been running over the table. This means one or two good things can happen if you bet:

1) He throws away 77/A8. You've been running over the table, and he doesn't care. He's still going to play his cards, and since everyone else is tihgt, he figures you're on a rush. No way anyone bets AK here, and 66 and down are pretty unlikely he thinks.

2) He calls with a weaker hand like Ax or 55. You've been running over the table, and he figures it's time to play sheriff. **** the board, he's going to look you up.

If you get called, you can use the image to tighten up a bit, and start saving your value bets for stronger hands. You also get to see what your opponent has, and how he feels about your play.

[Rasty]

I think this is really close between a check/fold and a bet/fold. I don't like check/calling, because the only busted draw I see him betting here are non-ace flush draws. Not too many of them (KdJd/KdTd is all see).

I lean more towards a bet/fold, since you have been running over the table. This means one or two good things can happen if you bet:

1) He throws away 77/A8. You've been running over the table, and he doesn't care. He's still going to play his cards, and since everyone else is tihgt, he figures you're on a rush. No way anyone bets AK here, and 66 and down are pretty unlikely he thinks.

2) He calls with a weaker hand like Ax or 55. You've been running over the table, and he figures it's time to play sheriff. **** the board, he's going to look you up.

If you get called, you can use the image to tighten up a bit, and start saving your value bets for stronger hands. You also get to see what your opponent has, and how he feels about your play.

What he said. I'm bet/fold although I'm really out of my element at 10/20.

Also, mom says hi.

[mrdannyg]

i guess bet/fold is an option, but i think you're getting raised very rarely. i don't like check/call, because i think most weaker hands check behind and stronger hands bet. i don't want to fold though, since given your reads and the board, this guy could easily be on AT, AJ, AK, etc. in fact, those are probably the most likely.

i think you bet/fold (though i'm suspicious of a raise), and let him call down with ace-high. he probably calls down with 77, 99 or JJ also, but there's a good chance he raises the flop with 99 or JJ.

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