Hi all,

Best line here?

V: pretty laggy. On a decent heater the first 20 mins he got here bought in for 500 up to around 1300. Doesn’t like to fold a lot it seems like.

H: solid TAG image. I cover v

OTTH: v opens in EP to 30 3 calls

I have KsQs in SB. Seems like a very easy squeeze spot most of the time.. however don’t think V will fold a lot other callers have around 500 total to start. I call
Straddle calls

(190) flop 2sJd10c

V bets 125 everyone folds we call straddle folds

(440) turn Ac check he bets 165 what’s a good sizing to raise to here? We make it 440 and are shoving any non board pairing card obv on river

He folds turn

Turn check raise is so strong from me obviously.

Don’t know if check raising flop is better against the field or not.

Think I should check raise the turn more often than not against this small sizing anyone disagree?

Flop is kind of whatever imo, both fine. Turn xr is good, I guess he was just fos or he views you as a somewhat of a nit. He's mainly repping AK AQ and that shouldn't fold to this smallish xr if he had respect for your game.

Anyway postflop seems wp but pre is bad, it's a fistpump squeeze spot. I'm not even sure flatting is winning with a million players IP to you, the pfr is loose, there's a bunch of dead money and you have a great hand. Make it ~150 so you can still fold if a flatter somehow shoves.

There are other options for playing this hand. Particularly leading turn is likely better but villain bet anyways.

Villain's turn bet is fairly anemic compared to the pot. You need to raise this bet because villain has too many weak hands that are drawing to beat you or chop. Villain could have AT/JT or something like AK/QJ. Neither of these hands have good draws but you can't let them set a cheap price. Plus there is a remote chance villain has a set or club draw that is dangerous. At the same time various really weak hands like T9 or 99 that villain might have bet on the flop if they are getting over confident are done with the hand now. Your not going to get any more money from these hands if you just call on the turn, the A is too dangerous.

On the flop a check/raise is a bit of an over play. It's workable because most of your opponents have folded but you know villain is sticky. There are really only a few good cards for you on the turn because catching one pair could be dirty.

3 bet pre, lead flop, lead turn.

As played lead flop, lead turn.

You would donk flop into the field?

Donk flop is an interesting idea. We likely have >40% equity. While the main beef is that betting into the pfr often gets you heads-up against the best hand, it also has the effect of squeezing marginal hands (99-, Tx, AQ/AK) into a tough decision.
I don't think the results indicate a misplay, it seems pretty standard and villain just didn't have enough of a hand to call. But you got that extra $165 bet with the x/r

Sure. We have good equity, our hand improves on the turn with any Ace, King, Queen, 9, or spade. We get value from weaker draws. We get better hands to fold. You'll be hard pressed to find a better bluff candidate in this spot.

I like lead turn. C/R looks like the monster it is.

My experience is LAGs often hate you donking, particularly small (say 1/3 pot), and will peceive weakness and often raise

Interesting thoughts….

Thanks all.

Like most things in poker I guess it just depends on the opponent the best line to take here.

Leading turn is kinda cool against a LAG who can’t always fold.

I don’t think there is a “wrong” way to play this hand honestly but there is a best way to play it.

Leading into the field is also very interesting and not really something that crossed my mind.. a lot of times I’ll just auto pilot check to the raiser but definitely something I can mix in.

There is definitely a wrong way to play this hand. For example, flatting preflop here is an arrestable offense in at least 45 states and Washington DC.