50NL Am I a VAG?

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Edit: Added stack sizes

Villain is pretty loose 31/16/3. I'm thinking I should probably 3bet river all in.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $52
UTG+1: $50
CO: $53.25
Button: $98.45
SB: $7.25
Hero: $76.10

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/club.gif 3/images/graemlins/club.gif
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, 3 folds, 3 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: 6/images/graemlins/club.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($1.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG+1 bets $1</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($3.25, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $3</font>, UTG+1 calls.

River: J/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($9.25, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $7.5</font>, <font color="#cc0000">UTG+1 raises to $22.5</font>, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: $54.25

[WorkInProgress]

I think calling's fine if you have $39 more behind you before the river call. I don't really want to go bust here, but your hand is decent enough to warrant a showdown. Don't be surprised if he shows you the boat though.

[Chaos_ult]

Lead the flop?

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I didn't lead as he folds a lot to bets if he doesnt hit, and I thought there was a good chance I could get a free card. I added stack sizes to the OP as well.

[TyFuji]

I would definitely lead this flop.

As played, I think calling the river is fine. He most likely has a six with a suited connector. 67, 64, 77, and 44 are a good enough part of his range to merit caution here.

[Chaos_ult]

Getting him to fold isn't a bad thing.

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Getting him to fold isn't a bad thing.

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The problem is, if he hit this board and continues he will have an overpair or a 6 which he will raise me with. If I just call it gets a bit more money in the pot from his the times he bluffs here and gives me a chance to pick up a slightly larger pot when I donk the turn which I was intending to do regardless of what fell.

[Chaos_ult]

You take the pot down on the flop the vast majority of the time.

You don't have a completed hand, you only have a draw.

Just bet the flop

[DanJ.]

ya bet the flop. I would just call the river also.

[deaders]

You want him to fold on the flop, you have 5 high.

[kaz2107]

leading the flop is correct here esecially when u have a read he folds a lot. that is monsterous +EV. as played the river looks like a call.

ps love ur avatar. very sexay

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If he folds a lot on the turn too what difference does it make? It gives him a chance at a free card if he whiffed the flop, but when he does bet the flop I can pick up a larger pot some of the time and when he checks I get a free card on my draw. Seems win win to me.

[kaz2107]

the problem is u r gonna let him take the lead in a pot that was urs on the flop if u bet.

u check the flop and he hits tp on the turn now u r well behind here and lost tons of equity in the pot. why not take the pot down on the flop like 70% of the time and if he calls or raises then u can revaluate later.

[ablick]

Only hand that villain could have that would make perfect sense is 77. I don’t think that UTG+1 would limp in with 67 or 64. Also I think that usually 66 or 44 wouldn’t bet that flop. Still, calling the river is mandatory, because you are able to see quite amazing hands often enough at these stakes.

I also prefer leading the flop, although in this hand, I don’t think that it would have made any difference to the outcome.