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05-29-2014 , 11:17 PM

de4df1sh

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Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 6,893

Hey guys!

table opened up maybe an hour ago. filled with tournament bust outs and some sticky villians.

Hero/BB(250) Young 20s white male, has been pretty snug and won a few small pots with no showdowns.

Villian/BTN(250) 30s white butch woman drinking a beer. Tournament bust out and has rec player written all over her. Have seen her limp/call alot and call two streets with bottom pair.

4 limps
HERO checks option with Q

5way
FLOP(10) T

HERO leads 10
V calls

HU
TURN(30) J

Hero bets 20
V calls

HU
RIVER(70) 2

HERO?

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05-30-2014 , 12:29 AM

Kyuubimon

grinder

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 685

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Villian/BTN(250) 30s white butch woman drinking a beer. Tournament bust out and has rec player written all over her. Have seen her limp/call alot and call two streets with bottom pair.

Maybe she is, and maybe not. As for this play you mention, I'd like more context here. Was she calling with Third Button on a flop that missed a Big Slick played by someone ahead of her? That would make sense if she did.

Here, check the river. Either she has nothing, having missed the flush draw, and you won't get any more into the pot with a bet. Betting here just allows her to raise for value if she made a straight, or has your TP outkicked, or to represent and put you to a pure guess as to whether she's bluffing or not.

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05-30-2014 , 12:55 AM

de4df1sh

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Originally Posted by Kyuubimon

The hand was A3o on a K3xx board with a preflop raise in front.

c/f or c/c?

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05-30-2014 , 01:00 AM

Kyuubimon

grinder

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 685

In that case, c/c the river. Give her a chance to make that desperation bluff. Calling Third Button in that situation makes no sense. It would be different if the king wasn't up.

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05-30-2014 , 03:14 AM

Tucco

grinder

Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 651

AT is probably going to be the bottom of my value betting range here, unless villain is super stationy.

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05-30-2014 , 12:42 PM

Koss

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Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,092

Bet $25. If she is as bad as you say, you are greater than 50% against her calling range. She probably won't bluff here often enough to make check/call good here. Dont kick yourself if you run into KT. Thats near the top of her range. I don't want to give her a chance to check back her whole myriad of 2nd/3rd pair hands.

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05-30-2014 , 01:18 PM

eldiesel

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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,585

If the J didn't hit ott I'd definitely be betting otr. But when the J hits, T9 is the hand we're targeting. If you're going to bet you need to bet small enough to make sure T9 can call, whatever that amount is, even if it's just another $20-$25 like Koss said.

This is razor thin if it worked.

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05-30-2014 , 06:48 PM

venice10

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Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25,852

I just don't see the value as played. OP bet hard on the flop and turn. There is no hand worse than yours that is going to call. If she had 8x, she's got 3rd pair and is never going to think she's good. Busted draws won't call.

I'd bet small on the river and hope for a raise or a fold. If raised, easy fold. I'm more protecting my image by not letting people see I double barreled with second pair.

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