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,25 - OOP with middlepair top kicker ,25 - OOP with middlepair top kicker

11-08-2010 , 12:01 AM
Yo, I feel like I played this hand all wrong. Could use some help with proper bet sizing so I don't commit myself to the river, but still extract value from worse hands.

Villain is a Loose/Passive with a wide calling/range (both post- and preflop). Haven't got a lot of other reads on him.

Poker Stars $5.00+$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players
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Hero (BB): t1240 62 BBs
BTN/SB: t1760 88 BBs

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with T A
BTN/SB calls t10, Hero raises to t70, BTN/SB calls t50

Flop: (t140) T Q 7 (2 players)
Hero bets t100, BTN/SB calls t100

Turn: (t340) J (2 players)
Hero bets t230, BTN/SB calls t230

River: (t800) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets t425, BTN/SB raises to t850, Hero calls t415 all in

So I raise preflop cause I know he'll call a lot of dominated aces and other poor hands. Flop is just a regular C-bet, I bet it kind of big cuz I want to represent a strong hand since I raised oop pre. On the turn I want to keep betting to extract value from worse T's and draws. River I was just tardspewing I guess. My first thought was to raise like 180-200 to block bet. But I feel like a lot of villains (maybe I'm giving $5,25 villains too much credit), will just shove over those because it looks weak. How should I play this river? C/c? C/f? Smaller 2nd barrell?
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11-08-2010 , 12:43 AM
Check the turn.
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11-08-2010 , 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by toddw8
Check the turn.
Please motivate.
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11-08-2010 , 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by lekstuga
Please elaborate.
FYP, I assume that's what you mean.

The J on the turn makes our hand a lot weaker than it was on the flop. Betting the turn just bloats the pot and puts us into a lot of really gross spots on the river.
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11-08-2010 , 02:19 AM
preflop and flop - standard; check turn - betting turn makes the pot realy big and the only card which will help you is T on river; river is easy check/fold
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11-08-2010 , 07:39 PM
Pre flop and flop = good. Definitely check the turn for pot control since the J is a pretty bad card, since a lot of hands he calls with on the flop have a J - lots of straight draws and a few gutshots got there.

Check the turn and if he checks behind bet half-pot/fold any safe river. If he bets the turn after your check I'd probably fold, especially given his passive tend.
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