$1-$2 NL Cash Game

Players:
UTG ($245) = Extreme LAG Bluffer. She fires wildly with trash.
EP ($350) = Lag. He plays a wide range of hands and often bets them hard both when he hits and when he does not.
Btn ($85) = Fish. He overvalues his hands regularly and puts his money in bad often.
Hero ($400) = I should be seen as tight-aggressive. I have not been caught getting out of line.

EP raises out of turn and is corrected by the dealer.
UTG sees this and grabs extra chips to raise to $25 - EP calls
Hero is in the HJ with QQ and raises to $100
- Btn calls allin for $85 - UTG calls $100 - EP folds
Pot = $313
3 Players - 2 with chips left

Flop: K65
UTG checks - Hero ???

My thoughts: I hate the overcard, but I am often still ahead.
UTG has $145 behind, but her weakness is not making loose calls.
Her weakness is betting when behind. So should I give her an opportunity to do so by checking behind on this flop?
Or should I just push her allin now for $145?

Please advise.

--CM

I'd slightly temper my expectations of UTG bluffing at it, given the side pot is so dry. That's not to say it would never happen or anything, but something you should consider.

When we are in positions where the money is going to go in one way or another, the only question is how do we get the money in against the widest/weakest range of our opponent? That's obviously dependent on many things, but in this case, I think these factors all point towards us checking flop, and getting the money in on pretty much every turn but an ace.

Absolutely love the action history. Lol live poker.

Bet like $45 and call if she ships. This is how you deny equity while still keeping ranges wide.

I wrote out a long thing then deleted it.

but why forum, why do so many of you only give youselves two options in so many spots.

start thinking about alternative sizes, both with range, and as an exploit.

Check to keep her range wide and induce a shove on a turn. The only card I don't likenis an Ace so I don't feel the need to bet to deny equity in this spot.

If she checks turn then shove.

Check flop, call or shove turn.