Prehand Descriptions
Villain 1: fairly ok Player. Seems to cbet a decent amount of times
CO: Small stake at the table and only continues with the nuts
Button: LAG
Hero: Has not plaid many hands and should be seen as TAG

$1/2 NL (9 handed)
Hero BB ($600)
middle poisition V1 ($800)
CO ($200)
Button ($600)


Hero is dealt 22

Preflop V1 raises to $10, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, hero calls

Flop Comes 338

V1 cbets $20, everyone fold 2 me, hero calls. The reason why I called was that he could easily have two high Cards and be cbetting once again with air. However, decided not to raise just yet.

Turn 8

Hero checks, V1 bets $35, hero re-raises it to $110.

What do you think of this raise? Reason why I did it is that V1 could easily put me on a 8 after just calling preflop from BB as well as after the flop. Additionally, V has been cbetting quit a lot but seems to be a reasonable Player otherwise. Think he could easily fold an overpair in that Situation.

You have to know your villain is capable of folding 99+ here in order for this move to be profitable. If he calls, are you firing again on the river?


All in all, I don't hate it, because if I was in Villain's shoes, and truly viewed you as a straightforward TAG, I would be folding, as your line looks like an 8, and you can show up with a pretty wide range from the BB here. But I consider myself to be a thinking player, and that is giving the relatively unkown Villain a lot of credit.

I think your in a good spot to raise here I think most of the time he should fold.

Great spot to raise, if you know for a fact he is good enough to fold all his overpairs here. But if you get called, i think you have to shut down on the river because i think he's never folding a hand on the river that he called ur turn bet with

If he has an overpair do you think he would tend to check behind on the turn (and value bet/bluff catch the river)? Seems like something a decent player would do with an overpair, as the situation is usually either he has 2-4 outs and can't call a c/r or you have 2 outs and can't call two big-street bets. If this premise is correct, then his most likely hands are air also (outside possibility of 8x).
Have you been seen making moves (or suspected moves)?

I tried to push through AK once but had the lead the whole time in the Hand (didnt work by the way). I would say on this table I would probably be more viewed as a tight Player.

I like the raise vs a tight player. He would have to be a reg...since most casual players will just go broke with overpairs.

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good spot if you know villain is capable of folding, particularly if he cbets light. float and then aggression on turn usually scares the **** out of thinking players at 1-2. i'm cool with this play.

I think that you most certainly need a plan with this. You are pretty deep with villain here, and and a pot of over $250 if he calls. What are you going to do if he flats you? Fire again? C/f?

I agree that there is a good chance you win this pot, however, you need a better than "good" chance to win this hand. You've invested $110 into this bluff, (more if you include the $20 flop call) and are looking to win a pot of $115. There is also a chance villain actually has 8x and is oh so happy you are shoving chips out there.

Bottom line, I think you need to have a more detailed plan for contingencies on the river, and figure you need villain to fold well over half the time... so I prefer not to raise unless I have more history with villain.