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V1 ($320)- Middle aged white guy seems to be somewhat laggy and seems to read hang ranges well
Hero (covers) 20s white guy. I keep hearing talk that I'm a nit but people have been calling me down anyways.
V3 ($200) Middle aged asian guy; I've seen him make a few plays but he is down slightly. He also seems to be a consistent winner.
Straddle pot.
Hero (AQ
) raises to $25 UTG+2
V2 calls from middle position
Blinds fold Straddle calls.
Flop ($75)
TT2 (2 clubs)
I figure I'm probably still good on this flop. So after straddle checks I bet $50. V2 calls. V1 folds.
Turn ($175)
TT26 (still 2 clubs)
I think for a second. V2 tells me he's still on a draw. I'm not sure I believe him and check.
River ($175)
3
I check V2 checks.
I'm not sure how often I should believing these villains who tell me what they have. Should I ignore it or are they usually telling the truth.
Should I have shoved all in on the turn or the river? With such an inflated pot I feel like I might call his all in but I couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger on either street. Would that just be spew or in such a situation do I have sufficient fold equity to make the move? (villain explained he thought I had big pockets).
Finally I know the flop misses most hands but these villains seem like the type willing to float or steal pots. Did I make a big mistake by inflating the pot on the flop? I thought I might have been able to take it down (but I guess that means I should have double barrelled on the turn).
In an earlier hand I had been caught by A high when I triple barrelled so perhaps I was being a little results oriented on the effectiveness of bluffing in this game.