Hi, what do you think about overbet on turn in similar spots? Villain has capped range and the turn card is not in his range often. thanks


Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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Hero (SB): $61.69 (123.4 bb)
BB: $50 (100 bb)
UTG: $50 (100 bb)
MP: $31.65 (63.3 bb)
CO: $107.20 (214.4 bb)
BTN: $76.93 (153.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9 J,
4 folds, Hero raises to $1.35, BB raises to $4.50, Hero calls $3.15

Flop: ($9) Q 5 T (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: ($9) 2
Hero bets $16??

I dont think hes that capped can still have lots of hands that call down.
Althought i am a bad reg if villain is also bad he might play like me so my logic still vaild imo (:

I don't think the overbet is terrible or anything, but I also don't think villain is necessarily capped. Although most of his flop-checking range is Tx and JJ/99 (middling pairs), he can also mix in some slowplays with QQ/TT/55. In addition, what are you trying to rep? The turn is a total blank, and QQ/TT are not in your range. Your own range is relatively weak, so you should probably only bet at a low frequency, and it might be better to use a small size for things like QTs, AT, 55, 22 and your draws. Alternatively, you could put all the monsters in a check-raising range with your bluffs and pretty much have no betting range. Using an overbet probably only makes sense if you're gonna bomb it with all your TP+ and some total air. I guess it's possible to justify all options (small, big or check) with J9s, but you have to think about what you're doing with your entire range, and whether you're using one size, or doing some range-splitting.

good post thanks. Saved it for reference ^^