Poker Stars $2/$4 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
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UTG: $525.30
CO: $348.00
Hero (BTN): $1046.00
SB: $384.00
BB: $389.00
Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN with 5
3
2 folds,
Hero raises to $12,
1 fold, BB calls $8
Flop: ($26.00) J
4
8
(2 players)
BB bets $16,
Hero raises to $41, BB calls $25
Turn: ($108.00) A
(2 players)
BB checks,
Hero bets $70, BB calls $70
River: ($248.00) 8
(2 players)
BB checks, Hero thinks about triple barreling....
This is not my normal level so I'm a bit out of my element here even though I'm playing only a single table and really focusing on the action.
Villain is playing a lot of hands and mostly aggressively. Something like 30/25/4 but I only have about 45 hands at the table. He's made a few bets/raises in what I would consider to be non standard spots so his donk on the flop doesn't surprise me too much. My hunch is he's a good LAG but I don't know for certain.
Anyway, since I've been playing very tight and straightforward and have air I decide to raise over his donkbet since I think he'll do it with a lot of hands. When he flat calls I know he has something since the board is pretty dry.
I probably would have gave up after the flop, but then the ace fell and I felt like so much of his range would hate to see that card that it was prolly a solid +ev spot to double barrel. I have a few questions on this spot:
1) Is it dumb to start double barreling scare cards against essentially unknown villains?
2) Do I need to decide right here before I fire the second barrel if I'm willing to fire a third?
3) Is my turn bet a little too small?
Once he calls the turn I think he either has a monster or something like 77, 99, TT, JT, QJ, etc. knowing if I was competent I could use the ace for a scare card.
4) So what factors go into considering whether or not to fire three barrels?
5) If it's a function of the river card, which rivers do you like to fire and which ones cause you to give up?