Reads: From the description, Villian is new to the table and hasn't shown many hands. He is Somewhat of a younger man. Seems to be a decent player just best guessing it.

My image: I've been TAG.

My cards are AK.

Preflop: Villian limps $2 in EP, MP limps $2 MP1 limps $2, Hero raises to $15, Villian calls $15, MP1 calls $15.
Flop: 2c, Ad, 9s

Preflop: Everyone checks.

Turn: 9x

Villian and MP1 check, Hero bets $15, Villian calls$15, MP1 folds.

River: 10x

Villian checks, Hero bets $25, Villian thinks for 10 seconds and raises to $75.Hero:

Results later-

Bet the flop 100% when both of them check to you. The river is ugly but I think I fold. If you bet the flop the hand is much easier. Never let two guys take a free card when you flop TPTK in a raised pot. Just C-bet.

^^

Bet the flop. 100 percent of the time. 2/3 to 3/4th the size of the pot will do.

The check behind was to induce a poor call on a later street by either Villian. It put me in a tough spot.

So, do we think Villian has that third nine?

A lot of times the best "poor call" you get is by Ax calling you on the flop, turn & maybe river.

HU sometimes I check TPTK on a board like this. But i'm still betting like 4/5 times.

As far as villain having the 3rd nine - the suit of the 9 on the turn would be helpful. If the board is completely rainbow on the turn, the chances of the 3rd nine go up a lot.

not betting that flop also lets A 10 get there cheaper, which is more likely to me to be villian's holdings

That said since you showed very little strength river's a call, I think aj and aq could do this to you here.


Bet the flop. Charge the weaker aces.

Giving AT a free card is not a terrible thing.

Bet flop


Just call this down. The hand was played so weakly that the villain could have any number of holdings.

Very few that we beat though. I don't think we're ahead here enough to make a call profitable.

One tell that I forgot to mention in my post. After Villian paused then raised to $75, I immediately look up at him as to be like, Wtf? Villian looks right back at me, and i get some slight eyebrow movement from him, as to say "Yep, its me that was raising you."
I haven't played much live yet, but from my brief experiences, this is a pretty significant tell.