NL50 KQo turn/river comments
 

Hi!

Villain is a 40/12/1 donk over 100 hands. I think that PF and flop play here is standard (maybe a bit aggressive PF?). On the turn I was about to bet when I saw that this guy loves to bet the river (he's 5/7 on river bet). According to this is my line good or I'm better not to give him the free card and get more value out of my hand?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP1 ($73.05)
MP2 ($40)
MP3 ($33.70)
CO ($50.55)
Hero ($144.60)
SB ($47)
BB ($55.50)
UTG ($64.75)
UTG+1 ($30.90)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls $2, MP2 calls $2.

Flop: ($8.25) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, MP1 calls $5, MP2 folds.

Turn: ($18.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, Hero checks.

River: ($18.25) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets $5.5</font>, Hero calls $5.50.

Final Pot: $29.25

Thanks!

Re: NL50 KQo turn/river comments
 

Love it. Not a drawy board so you are most likely way ahead of villain. I like the turn check in position for both pot control and to induce a river bluff from villain. Often, a donk who likes to bet the river a lot does so because he interprets pot control turn checks as a sign of weakness. Let him.

Pot control!? whats that mean?

Re: NL50 KQo turn/river comments
 

If I don't have that stat on villain is it better to bet the turn (about 12-13$) or to induce a river bet?

Re: NL50 KQo turn/river comments
 

very standard

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I bet the turn.

Re: NL50 KQo turn/river comments
 

I think i'd be the turn since this guy seems like a station so he'll call with alot of worse hands.

I see what you were trying to do with the read you had on him, and agree with the spirit of it, but I think more money can be made by just value betting him.

As played, his bet on the river was rather small so we probably lost a bit of value (or he beat us with a BD flush) that we could have gotten if we had just bet the turn and the river if he checked to us.

Re: NL50 KQo turn/river comments
 

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If I don't have that stat on villain is it better to bet the turn (about 12-13$) or to induce a river bet?

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You do that and you are playing for stacks with TP/GK on the river. OP did a good job with this hand, selective aggression and pot control.

Re: NL50 KQo turn/river comments
 

Preflop is standard to me.