Villian is 52/10/2 and stacked me the hand right before this.


Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $93.75
UTG+1: $43.15
Hero: $50
Button: $31.45
SB: $84.45
BB: $10

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is CO with Q:diamond: A:club:
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to $2, Button calls, 2 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: J:club: 9:heart: 4:club: ($6.75, 3 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: Q:spade: ($6.75, 3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $5, Button folds, UTG calls.

River: 5:diamond: ($16.75, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $10, UTG raises to $46.75




Am i ever good here? I always have a real hard time believing players this loose. He could have anything from QJ to a busted club draw IMO. But i dont think theres any way you can justify a call, right?

I think you should have c-bet the flop, and then lead again on the turn. As played, I think it's a fold on the river. As loose as the villain is, he could really have anything here, and you can surely find a better spot.

I am pretty sure this was a slowplayed straight or at least two pair. You might be getting bluffed but laying down the best hand here isn't the end of the world.

I think you were dead on the turn. As played, you fold.

The looseness of the villian comes out in the fact that he played KT, T8, QJ or Q9 to a raise and a call out of position.

Could very well be a low set, but his turn check is dangerous.
might be a player who doesnt play much so doesnt see many sets, and figures to slow play the hell out of it.

or KT, QJ.. either way, your river bet should have probably been around the 5. keep the pot smaller.
and if he pushes like an idiot, u ca nthrow it away easier.

not too mention arent really any hands besides KQ who would call 10 on river

A very easy fold. Your river bet seems to be what it is, a c-bet of hitting the turn, and the part of his range that will make this move AND that you can beat is pretty limited.

gotta muck it. I like as played.

I would have checked behind on the river but maybe I am weak.

naw, lots of hands to pay us off for a small bet, but not really that many that would pay off 10 here unless they have US beat.

against a maniac that is willing to check raise the river with air I check behind. Against a normal player I bet all day long.

edit, My bad, i didnt see the PT stats right above the friggin hand

interesting....i never really considered a bet that small, because it just seems like its just screaming to everyone that i'm not all that strong.

Say you're playing this hand and you bet 5 or 6 on the river and villian raises to 15 or 16....are you calling or folding? I think im paying him off more often in that spot because the chance he's making a play goes way up IMO.

The thing is, river bets will depend a lot on your read of the player, and how the hand has played out.

If you have a good strong read or idea, and you want to extract or bluff a person, you should know the correct amount.

Sometimes a small bet can look like a value bet or weak attempt at a bluff.
so the question then becomes, what does your bet look like?