The loose player is scared ... JJ OOP linecheck
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 54
€ 0.10/0.20 6-handed
Recent session history:
Villain has been raising more then 50% of hands preflop and obviously bluffing players off their hands on the turn after c-betting most flops. Has some respect at the table but plays to many hands. Pretty good hand reader though.
Hero has been playing very tight. Nearly no c-bets so far, H ended up OOP two or three times with 3 to 4 callers to the flop without hitting anything. Bets more preflop now.
Villain has been running hot, then lost 1/3d of his 350BB stack to another player, then lost another 100 BB against Hero. Hero raised preflop with AA, flop was rainbow with an A, V bets, H calls. Turn comes a second spade (I don't have the Ace of spades). V checks, Hero bets, V goes all in, Hero calls :-)
On to the hand:
One orbit later I look down at red Jacks in the BB.
V has around 25.00, Hero covers
Two limps to me including V. I raise to 1.70, fold, V calls.
Flop comes AAKr (3.70)
H checks, V checks
Turn comes a 7, completing the rainbow.
H checks, V bets 1.70, H calls.
River is a 3.
H bets 2.50.
To be honest, I don't know what I am doing here, but it feels right to bet and to bet weakly as if I was trying to extract some more money.
Of course there are a lot of Kx in his range. Not sure if I can fold them out. I am pretty sure he does not hold an Ace and has no idea about my hand.
What do you think about my line? I know this is "penny poker" but I think the hand is interesting given the recent history.
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,714
Kx I think is never folding after you check flop and check-call turn. Is a 7 or 88-1010 calling? I'm not sure. I would like to check the river to get to showdown in this spot.
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 54
Ok I see where you're coming from... given the recent history, are you still sure he wouldn't fold with Kx?
Of course worse hands will seldom call.
Bet/folding on the river however avoids tough decisions I would have to face if I checked and he bet.