So I hit triple two's on river after a long checkdown, I overbet pot substantially, was this the right move for maximizing?


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MP2: t3000 M = 66.67
CO: t1410 M = 31.33
BTN: t1740 M = 38.67
SB: t1410 M = 31.33
Hero (BB): t1500 M = 33.33
UTG: t1500 M = 33.33
UTG+1: t1440 M = 32
MP1: t1500 M = 33.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 2 9
4 folds, CO calls t30, 1 fold, SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t90) Q Q 2 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: (t90) K (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks

River: (t90) 2 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t350, CO raises to t1380 all in, SB folds, Hero calls t1030

No it was not, as a worse hand never really calls you. A lot of bad players are going to check a queen down as well trying to trap etc. you are best off firing a v bet to get value from a weak pocket pair or something of the sort. over betting this is just really bad

You don't have trip 2s, you have the lower of two obvious full houses.

What did you think was going to call your ridiculous river bet that you beat?

maybe he'll call with triple queens ftl lol

You guys dont have to get all rude, I realize im new to the SnG's. But anyways hear my thoughts:

I figured no queen:
1. He'd be betting before the river to build the pot. Instead he limped.
2. With 2 queens on board it makes it even less likely he had the Q

I figured probably no king
1. because he's tight agressiveish and would have been raising preflop with any playable king hand
2. He checks turn. Now before you go ohhh he could still do that with king, it DOES make it less likely he has the king. This, combined with 1, makes it unlikely he's got the king

So what do I do? I put him on probable high card, and I try to milk him for it (something new I usually bet under pot even when pot is so small) So I figured on me having full house and him with an ace high or med/smaller pair.

Does that make you understand my thoughts better?

And for the record, he had aq and slowplayed it all the way, not even betting on turn. How often does that happen?

So the one mistake I made here, in my view (see above) is calling his all-in. That I will admit was a split second commitment without thought, a good example of tilting.

bet something ridicilous like 60-80 on the river and hope guys call with A high

It is quite common for people to slow play trip queens, how often are you going to have that beat? especially given the texture of the flop + turn. I think the bet size you picked for the river is too much. You are not getting called by just a high card, anything you beat folds and you only get raised by a hand that beats you (as you unfortunately found out). Hope that helps.