No reads on the villains, I was 12 tabling at the time, too busy to even bother looking up stats. Thoughts? Raise turn or is the value cutting too much? I think I really like the flop check, what do you think?


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UTG+1: t2685 M = 22.38
UTG+2: t1802 M = 15.02
MP1: t4543 M = 37.86
MP2: t3530 M = 29.42
CO: t6158 M = 51.32
Hero (BTN): t9975 M = 83.12
SB: t2570 M = 21.42
BB: t3365 M = 28.04
UTG: t5065 M = 42.21

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN with 9 9
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t240, 2 folds, MP2 calls t240, 1 fold, Hero calls t240, 2 folds

Flop: (t840) 6 9 Q (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t840) 8 (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP2 bets t400, Hero calls t400, UTG+1 folds

River: (t1640) T (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets t850, MP2 calls t850

Final Pot: t3340

spr 3 vs one guy and 4 with the other seems like you want to bet flop to get stacks in, pretty small like 375.

turn is the most easy raise ever especially after checking flop, theres one hand and most people fold it offsuited, ton of pairdraw combos that wont want to put as much money in after they miss.

river i would go a little smaller like 640 but def a bet.

Ya riv is only street I am 100% certain on, the flop check is unusual for me in this spot but I feel like the second villain never has it here? Only the opener "has it" IME, it's a super dry board, maybe I am better off letting people spew? Also stack sizes seemed shallow enough where the flop check was optimal, but I am not certain. OTT I just don't know what villain is trying to represent.

I think bet the flop. As played, I just call the turn in position and bet river when checked to and call when bet into.

Btw just to be clear I know I have their ranges crushed, I am just thinking I might have them crushed so much slow playing is optimal.

in position I bet this flop...if they are super weak it won't matter and we won't get a monster pot anyway...

I go about 488

we pray for a spaz or poor value C/R

also we want to balance the times we stab at this pot light in position too

I'm not too worried about balancing in $55 tourneys, but the "let them spew" argument is valid.

Theres a ton of stuff that has a gutter at least and i think they throw money away lighter on flop than later on. like if its 459r then id like checking more and letting broadways turn draws or toppair or w/e but here the board texture isnt going to change as dramatically like if they have AJ theres just not a ton you can do and you arent getting paid save for a 3outer.

but yeah i check sets on flop really rarely but i do see it here, mps range is pretty weak checking behind pfr and if he was first to act and checked to pfr his range would be stronger, more Qx and betting becomes a lot better. and theyre slightly shallow enough you can get away with it, if everyone had 6k i think checking becomes bad.

i really think the turn is an autoraise though.

Yea I think I agree with both of these points.

bet flop rest is std