Villian has been raising playing a lot of hands and c betting, turn betting a lot. Definitely a player who has pulled off some bluffs.


[converted_hand][hand_history]Poker Stars, $8 Buy-in (2,000/4,000 blinds, 500 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #11800492

Hero (CO): 208,476 (52.1 bb)
BTN: 73,867 (18.5 bb)
SB: 162,486 (40.6 bb)
BB: 253,282 (63.3 bb)
MP: 73,552 (18.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8 A
MP folds, Hero raises to 8,000, BTN folds, SB calls 6,000, BB calls 4,000

Flop: (26,500) 4 6 9 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (26,500) 4 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 10,000, SB raises to 31,855, BB folds, Hero calls 21,855

River: (90,210) 9 (2 players)
SB bets 68,777, Hero ?

you need to give more information about villain. he bets turn alot... what samplesize?... he is not betting here, has he ever c/r 3way?...
i dont hate the delayed cbet once they check twice but dont see the tricky spot once he raises (just b/f, if you think he is FOS 3bshove and embrace the variance)
OTR he is committed with any pair that is not counterfitted so just fold and forget the evil thoughts.

not sure if i would c-bet otf or ott but definitely folding the raise ott.

eh id call river as played, think i like turn too

Furo nailed it. b/f turn or cram with a read

I think I c bet the flop here, but if I delay the c bet and think he is that wide I like the shove ott as you can get him to fold here.

But I am not surprised I agree with furo too,

This.

I will try and find another hand he played vs me I think it will help the read on the situation. I got moved to this table late and it was short handed final 12 or so here so not many 3 way pots. In my opinion theres no way this player would check any pair, set, or any part of this board on the flop. I believed he was repping very little with this suscipious check raise on the turn. His river bet was strong however. Thanks for the advice its very useful. I have little experience at any mtts above $33 so this is good.

One example of it, same torney, same player

same player same torney. I dont like the way I played this hand but its another example of his strength in betting.

I dont think I am ever folding the last hand.

i dont see the relation to your first hand.

in 2) and 3) het bets when someone shows weakess.
so if you want to take these hands for a read.... since he did not bet turn in 1) he therefore COULD be strong. ones he c/r i think its clear that he is strong? if he had a draw or weak made hand i'd expect a player who bets alot to bet unless he is super tricky and knows you will bet turn and therefore c/r but that does not really fit the reads you have.

Doesn't the c/r on the turn in the first hand polarize his range a bit then? He either has at least trips or nothing at all. If he had a hand weaker than that, surely he'd bet the turn rather than CR?

I mean I'd fold on the turn. But I do think his turn CR is super suss.

I think I like Tommys thinking here. I agree he bets when people show weakness. But look at how the hand has played out everyone has checked twice til the action comes round to me. Is there not a case for him thinking this guy has fk all, or at best a very weak bottom pair, if I check raise I get him off. I feel his range is very polarised to trips or almost nothing. If he had a pocket pair why dosent he three bet ( he had three bet a lot preflop as well) pre flop 6 handed. His likely hands are 10 9 suited or k9 maybe q9 suited.

Yes I def shud have called in the 10s hand but I had only been on the table for 2 minutes so had no idea how this guy played.