2 / 5 NL. $500 Effective stacks (100 bbs)


Questions: Line check? Shove river for value?

Table reads: Mix of between loose and tight preflop. Vil on my right (older male) has bluffed a few times as well as really loose preflop (limping often in position with Ax, Kx suited etc). Hes not clueless but he is here to play and thus a bit loose. I do not know how he plays draws

I would guess my image is really tight. I raise less than 1 hand an orbit and have taken down a few hands without showdowns. I assume Vil thinks my hands are usually big cards, big pairs, etc. I have not had a showdown yet.


2 limps from MP. Button limps. Hero has 43 in SB and calls. BB checks

Pot $25.

Flop: K 4 3


Hero checks. 3 checks. Vil on button leads $25. Hero check raises to $75
3 folds. Older male on button calls.

(Ranging Vil on Kx, some straight draws)

Pot: $175

Turn: 5

Hero Leads $125. Vil thinks and calls.

(range unchanged)

Pot: $425

River: 2

Hero? (Hero has $300 left)

If he will call a shove with a K (that doesn't beat you ), shove. If not, bet $200, but be prepared to call if he raises, which would be sick.

However, what straight draw do you put him on that didn't get there?

Edit: The more I think about it, this might be a check/call. Yuck, but what worse calls (or better yet, raises)?

I'd fold pre. Few good things will happen with this hand oop while many bad things can happen.

As played I'd lead flop but I don't mind the c/r.

OTR I'd check. I don't see a worse hand calling unless he's really stubborn with a hand like KT. But that would make him clueless, and we know he's not.

I'd call a small bet but not a big one. No reason why he can't have kings up or worse, K6. We know he can bluff but I don't see any bluffs here given his line, and I don't think he's the type to turn K8 into a bluff.

You could also b/f small, like $100. I would never call a raise of course.

Oh and 65 got there OTR.