Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

Villain is 37/13/1.5 over 40 hands.

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$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Ring Game
5 Players
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<font color="black">Stack Sizes</font>
CO: $32.40
BTN: $27.90
SB: $41.1
BB: $19.6
Hero (UTG): $28.90

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($0.35, 5 players)
<font color="red">Hero raises to $1</font>, CO folds, BTN folds, SB calls $0.90, BB calls $0.75

<font color="black">Flop:</font> 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($3, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $2.50</font>, SB calls $2.50, BB folds

<font color="black">Turn:</font> 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] [2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]] ($8, 2 players)
<font color="red">SB bets $3</font>, Hero?

Is this a spot to keep the pot small, or do you risk leaving money on the table by calling on turn and river? The villains turn bet looks awful weak.

Re: Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

I have to confess I call here a lot.

Re: Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

i prefer calling. raising here will only slow down hands that you can extract more value from and keep the hands that have you beat.

Re: Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

I call and hope he bluffs again on river. He may also think that he is betting alot of hands for value that you beat.

Re: Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

I like a call here. Board is so dry. You can value raise river.

Re: Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

What's your image? Have you been raising a lot? 3-betting? That would play a big part on how I, as you, would go forward with this hand.

Barring anything out-of-line, I'm calling the turn and re-evaluating the river.

Re: Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

Raising and 3-betting liberally during those 40 hands.

Re: Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

We're a sorry lot of weak-tight girlymen. Think about what kind of orgasms our opponents would be having all over this pot with AA.

Re: Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

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Raising and 3-betting liberally during those 40 hands.

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Then, IMO, I'm AT LEAST calling here, if not raising. If you call, I'd pop a non-scary river. If you raise and he just calls, I value-bet on the end.

Re: Pot Control VS Value Bet
 

I call, and it's because I'm slowplaying, not pot-controlling (especially with your image). Villains small lead into you is probably the infamous "bet for info" and it's very likely he's planning to fold to a raise. Plus, that deuce is a great card for you 'cause it turns any 5 outer into a 2 outer, and it means there are only 7 possible sets instead of 9.

I'd definitely raise the river for value if he fires small again.