Straight runs into tough decision
 

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BB ($23.85)
UTG ($5.25)
MP ($35.90)
Hero ($28.15)
SB :#A500AF(Villain)/ ($6.45)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $1</font>, Hero calls $1, SB :#A500AF(Villain)/ calls $0.90, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: ($3.25) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Villain checks, MP checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($3.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Villain bets $0.5</font>, MP folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, Villain calls $2.

River: ($8.25) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Villain checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, Villain calls $2.95 (All-In).

Final Pot: $14.15

Should I have simply shoved the turn?

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Hold on, the tough decision is?

Shove turn.

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bet this flop all day.

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Why do I bet the flop?

I figured I should have shoved turn, but I worried I had a caller that I would scare off.

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bet this flop all day.

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why?

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looks fine imo

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why do we shove the turn?

no str8 draw will call and probably most pairs fold :/

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Betting flop is weird..
Shoving turn is optimal because you have the straight but a lot of rivers sucks., 7, J or Q sucks. Club is not great.

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Betting flop is weird..
Shoving turn is optimal because you have the straight but a lot of rivers sucks., 7, J or Q sucks. Club is not great.

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i think shoving makes too many hands fold...

make it 3$ on turn, so river is an instacall.

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I like it a lot - villain doeesnt figure to have a big hand so kinda pricing him in seems like the best way to stack him.

I usually hate this kinda play but against shortstack villains I think this is almost definitely the best line to get the money in, assuming were getting it in on any river

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Also I cant think of a single good reason why betting flop is better than checking.

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bet this flop all day.

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why?

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because pfr raiser checked it. if he had anything he would of bet.

you can steal the pot a large % of the time here.

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because pfr raiser checked it. if he had anything he would of bet.

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I have seen this on a lot of posts. Could someone explain this to me? You don't have ANY reads whatsoever on the preflop raiser. Is this something you should always assume about an unknown? What if he loved to check-raise? What if he has a high pocket pair and feels that if he bets, he chases everyone off on a dry flop?

I agree with stealing if you have reads, but I don't get doing it without reads. Maybe someone could explain it to me.

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because pfr raiser checked it. if he had anything he would of bet.

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I have seen this on a lot of posts. Could someone explain this to me? You don't have ANY reads whatsoever on the preflop raiser. Is this something you should always assume about an unknown? What if he loved to check-raise? What if he has a high pocket pair and feels that if he bets, he chases everyone off on a dry flop?

I agree with stealing if you have reads, but I don't get doing it without reads. Maybe someone could explain it to me.

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obviously ur going to get played back at some of the time. but a lot of people forget how hard is to make a hand, most of the time you bet here you take it down no questions asked.

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Betting this flop is bad, speedlimits. With no reads and up against a shortstack who should CRAI if he caught any piece of this flop.
Random opponents are also pretty damn passive at these stakes so the PFR often doesn't cbet a lot of hands that he won't fold.

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Betting this flop is bad, speedlimits. With no reads and up against a shortstack who should CRAI if he caught any piece of this flop.
Random opponents are also pretty damn passive at these stakes so the PFR often doesn't cbet a lot of hands that he won't fold.

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good point on the shortstack i didnt notice that. that definitely makes it closer.

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cbetting vs. shortstacks at these stakes has been total suicide for me so far. i will semi-bluff/call shove occasionally if i have a big draw etc., but would def. check behind and try to freecard into the gutshot.

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I'm not betting this flop. I think you played the hand fine, raising more on the turn is committing him anyway so if you're gonna raise more you might as well shove