Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
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SB: $108.30
BB: $60.75
UTG: $14.10
CO: $12.75
Hero (BTN): $50.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with A Q
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, BB calls $2.50, UTG calls $2.50

Flop: ($9.25) 3 5 Q (3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $5, BB calls $5, UTG raises to $11.10 all in, Hero calls $6.10, BB calls $6.10

Turn: ($42.55) 9 (3 players - 1 is all in)
BB bets $5, Hero raises to $15, BB calls $10

River: ($72.55) 9 (3 players - 1 is all in)
BB bets $31.65 all in, Hero calls $20.90 all in

Hi, our deep stacked villain is a fish, with stats of something like 60/0/2.5. I'm thinking we wanted to get it in, right? Is this a reasonable way to play it? I probably should've just shoved turn, but I kind of wanted to keep him in (I know that might be fish logic)?

Alex,

Your bet sizing really needs some work all around, not just on the turn. You don't need to raise 6xbb over a limper preflop. In fact, 4.5x would do just fine. Likewise, if you are going to be this flop, which is fine, bet closer to the pot. Like 7 into 9, which would have made this hand easier to play overall. I know, I know, you were probably thinking about bating the shorty to "come over the top," but really, that shouldn't be so much of a concern. He's either doing it with a lesser Q or a PP or he's not, and it's a three way, so make a proper bet size.

BB's call of the RR puts his range at KQ/QJ, 64, A4, or two sets. KQ/QJ may very well be blocked yet again from the shorty's all in. So that leads me to believe draws are very much a part of his fishy range when he just flats, and therefore I put in an RR on the flop.

Whatever the case, once we get to the turn and he leads, his range changes, imo. I don't think he's trying to "buy" the pot, so I think he's doing some sort of fishy trap. I call for pot control and then most likely call any reasonable river.

PF 5xBB is better, but if villain calls everything and fold most flops I think 6xbb is fine.

Why is a half-pot-bet so bad here? It's such a dry board, so there isn't really any reason to bet more?

I would call turn and think about calling the river. When he shoves it really looks strong from a fish.

Well, the reason is that it will be easier to make more money on the turn and/or river if you bet more. Also, the only hand I'm worried about is 64 and I want to get more $$ out of this hand all the time. I'm also interested in getting more $$ out of KQ/QJ. Finally, the most important reason is that betting half the pot on the internet in cash games pretty much places a warrant on your head and makes you massively exploitable.

To getting raise light or?

Bet sizing is good IMO. Perfectly dry flop, UTG gets to re-raise (has more imagined FE) by betting less than half of what he has left. On the turn I maybe make it $22, just so there's less left on the river.

I don't mind re-raising the flop, you probably get more value from stuff like 44/66/64/77/88/67/A5/65 by calling the flop, then betting/raising the turn.

What about a push over shortys all in? BBs range is probably not hands that beat us and we isolate and get the $5 dead money in.

I think your betsizes are PERFECT against such a fish. Just keep milking him on every street little by little.

Only your preflop betsize i would suggest 5xbb

Is it OK to just call the turn and try to vbet river/call?
Shouldn't we be scared of sets in such a dry board?

I mean if we repop the flop I don't think any worse hands are going to call (We only get called when we are beat and we lose value)?

you took your AQ wayy wayy too far.
i'd flat on the turn instead of raising.
as played, definitely fold the river, it sucks, but so what? lose some money >> losing more money.