Felt fishy afterwards but checking flop seems so weak. It feels like he's floating but turn is an awful card. I don't think I can call river. thoughts?


IPoker, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
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Hero (SB): $83.23 (166.5 bb)
BB: $57.37 (114.7 bb)
MP: $92.69 (185.4 bb)
CO: $52.96 (105.9 bb)
BTN: $50.85 (101.7 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q Q
MP folds, CO raises to $1.50, BTN folds, Hero raises to $4.50, BB folds, CO calls $3

Flop: ($9.50) A A 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $6, CO calls $6

Turn: ($21.50) K(2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

River: ($21.50) 5(2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $12, Hero folds

Results: $21.50 pot ($1.07 rake)
Final Board: A A 9 K 5
Hero mucked Q Qand lost (-$10.50 net)
CO mucked and won $20.43 ($9.93 net)

Not sure what your flop bet accomplishes, id probably bet really small or really big. As played probably decent fold on river as hes probably never valuebetting with worse.

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Checking flop is cool i think. We can have some weaker Ax in our 3b range which we can play this way.

Otherwise vs an unknown think folding river is good as played.

Check flop or bet 1/3-40% pot

Pre I personally make it 1bb bigger. Not sure but from my experience it does help with FE even though there isnt a big difference between 9x and 10x BB. You could make it even 11 or 12bb. Also when you are bluffing with 98s or have unsuited broadways like KQo/KJo/AJo, you'd rather just take it down pre

+1 I would check this otf as standard since I have Axs in my range

Ok, but are you checking with the intention of calling and then check calling a blank turn and river? This villain had a pretty high bet vs skip c bet and my thinking was, if I'm going to check this flop I'll have to call a bet anyway so may as well try and take him off it. Say you check call flop what's your plan for a dry run out facing two more barrels?

c/c flop and turn if dry, c/f river. c/c all streets with Axs though