Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Pancake407 is UTG+1 with T:diamond:, T:club:.
1 fold, Pancake407 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) J:club:, 9:heart:, 4:club: (2 players)
Pancake407 checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: (3.75 BB) T:spade: (2 players)
Pancake407 bets, Pancake407 calls.

River: (11.75 BB) 2:heart: (2 players)
Pancake407 bets, Pancake407 calls.

Final Pot: 15.75 BB[b]

With him checking the flop and then raising the turn, i figured he either

A- Slow played a hand like J-J, or possibly even 9-9
B - Took a free card off with QKs and hit the straight
C - Had A-K or A-Q and did not want to fold it so decided to try a bluff.

So, I decided to just Bet/Call the river, I thought my hand was way too strong to check/call - Any other thoughts on this hand? Comments on all streets please. Thanks.

any read/stats on his 3-betting range?

You may want to cap this pf if he 3-bets:

AA-99
AK
AQs - ATs
KQs - KJs
etc

Either way, lead the flop.
Don't give overs a free card, or other draws.

I'm good with the rest, but curious.. KQ suited ?
I imagine he bets the flop with JJ. Why slow play it; it's not like you don't expect him to auto bet any flop anyways.

lol, i expected him to turn over KQ suited also...he had AA - played it like a total donk lol.

I would have expected JJ over KQs as very few players are going to check a flop once they've 3 bet. Especially with overs and a gutshot. Tough to put the guy on a hand here.


Read that he had AA but I still think you played it best by bet/calling the river.

why lead the flop? he's going to raise with almost anything that he could 3-bet pre-flop. some of which your currently behind.

c/r this flop is much better IMO.

I really am pretty clueless about when to lead and when to c/r HU. I think to lead when we are likely ahead; and don't want to give any cards for free.

Would you lead any flop, or c/r only? thanks.

I could really use help in these situations for 6 Max.

very rarely will i take away the lead from someone on the flop. if he was the pre-flop raiser i will either c/c or c/r.

1 situation where i might lead into him is if i flop a low set or something and the other 2 cards are broadway cards. if he raised pre-flop its a good chance he hit some kind of combo of those cards. i would lead the flop and call a raise. then c/r the turn and go from there.

my post above refers to HU situations. pots with many players in play significantly different.