From a 10/20 hand someone played and discussed. Would like to hear what people think of it.
6max. 5-handed, folded to player in CO with
3
5
7
Q
player opens in CO to $60, BTN calls. 100bb eff
flop comes 8
Q
A
player bets $120 into $150, btn calls
pot - $390 - turn comes 8
Q
A
- 6
At first he talks about check/call's viability because betting and opening himself to a raise here forfeits a lot of equity that doesn't need to be folded.
However, he then says the other side of that is the hand has almost no nut potential, and check/call turns the hand faceup.
Moreover, villain is an aggressive opponent who will be able to play quite well OTR vs a faceup range. The player doesn't think barreling garners much fold equity, but he prefers that small gain compared to giving villain so much information OTT/OTR in addition to their positional advantage.
Check/call OTT was what I was originally inclined to, myself. But I think the player makes a lot of sense with his points.
Any thoughts? Thanks.