I played a $550 main event at a local casino recently with 3 starting flights 30kstarting stack. Re-buy period had ended and it was the last starting flight.
I played with villain in hand who was seated to my immediate right for about 7 hours. He was in his 50s seemed to have a wider opening range from early position. He would make small 2 or 3 bb isolation raises from later position just to take control of pots at check back often.
I 3b villain I believe four times 3 of which he folded, 1 he called and folded to a cbet. He made a comment how id been "4betting" him often and I told him it's him that should be 4betting me. he responded he'd just stop raising so much. villain got moved and came back in the same seat after about an hour.
level 12. break for day 2 at level 17
6000/1200 + 100a 9 handed
i had 32k villain had approximately 50k. I have a solid image at this point.
villain raises to 3k from utg+1
I 3bet to 8.5k with K
K
from utg+2 table folds villain looks uncomfortable ask how much behind and calls.
Flop (19900)
Q
J
6
villain checks and i check back
Turn(19900)
9
villain bets 11000
i jam for 21800
Thoughts on my check on the flop here. i have just over 1 psb here and i'm not really afraid of many of turns. if he has QQ,JJ, AQ,or AJ the moneys getting in anyway and i'm not giving up much by checking back vs a smaller pp. There's been a ton of focus on balancing ranges and i just wanted some help with this spot.
i think im checking back QQ,JJ, KK and AA with a diamond, some ak combos with a diamond.
id bet all ak combos without a diamond, kk and aa without a diamond