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why not 3bet the turn instead? this river card doesn't change anything. now when 4 bets go in on the big streets you're likely behind.

I cap preflop btw, and as played I would call down from the turn raise.

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I thought this was an inventive way to play this hand. It's become super fashionable these days (at least on absolute) to raise/fold this turn with small pairs and showdownable ace-high hands. If I 3bet this turn, his better hands are capping and then I'm forced to call this river. (5 bets total on two streets). As played, I lose 4 bets when I'm raised on the river.

If he has a mediocre hand like a middling pair or AK/AJ, he folds when I 3bet the turn and I get 2 bets. My way, I gain an extra bet as I think he doesn't fold any of these hands on the river.

Entity: I think he has to be a gonzo value bettor to be betting the bottom 2/3s of his range when I'm ahead here. Also, given the PF action, I think his range is really weighted toward pairs/ace high type hands and less toward straight/flush draws

There are also metagame considerations. Being raise-folded by mediocre hands when OOP sucks and this should at least discourage perceptive opponents and set up some weird lines for later.

Anyway, that was my thinking. You guys still think its that bad?