KK, dry flop QQ... 50NL

[downbytheriver]

CO ($47.50)
Button ($3.22)
SB ($22.20)
BB ($63.07)
UTG ($48.50)
Hero ($50.60)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.25) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, BB calls $3.

Turn: ($10.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $8</font>, Hero calls $4.

River: ($26.25) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BET ak47bullet, $12
Hero folds
ak47bullet does not show cards.
ak47bullet wins $36.95



pretty new to table, its rather tightish table. Villian is 23/10 over only 25 hands, not much of a read on him. 5/10 aggresion frequeny post flop.

the raise made me think Q or even possibly 22, i probably should have either reraised or folded the turn as player. but maybe even better yet check call (to a small enough bet) turn and revealuate on river? ... what do you think

[Imrahil]

Bet like $6 on the turn and fold to a raise.

[AceLuby]

Turn bet is bad IMO, I call the river BTW. Someone floating you on the flop is not unheard of, esp if you c-bet a lot or if he's loose passive. Also the minraise isn't always a queen or a FH, even though he's trying to rep it.

[Sir Winalot]

I'd check turn and call a reasonable river bet.

[NL Newbie]

i check behind on flop.

[dregal]

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Def bet the flop for value...you get called by lots of hands here. I assume your Cbetting this flop when you whif as well?

I can see checking behind turn taking a WA/WB approach. If you do bet you have to make it bigger. Betting 40% of the pot accomplishes nothing here...if you're going to bet that small you might as well check behind.

As played I call the river getting over 3:1

[Sir Winalot]

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i check behind on flop.

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Def bet the flop for value...you get called by lots of hands here. I assume your Cbetting this flop when you whif as well?



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Checking is actually quite a good play on these flops and I've been doing it a lot lately.

[Shaddux]

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i check behind on flop.

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Def bet the flop for value...you get called by lots of hands here. I assume your Cbetting this flop when you whif as well?



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Checking is actually quite a good play on these flops and I've been doing it a lot lately.

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[.KeviN.]

Yea, recently I've been seeing the value in checking the turn in spots like this. If you check the turn (intending to call river) it'll probably do 1 of 2 things....1) induce a bluff.. 2)keep the pot small and you losing the least amount of $$ as possibly if he has trips-boat.

The only times I hate doing this (even though I probably should) is when I'm afraid of giving a free card, or if villian overbets the pot on the river. Chances are not alot of free cards are going to help villian in this hand anyway so it's definately a good spot to check.

[AceLuby]

The turn is not necessarily a good place to check, but the bet here sucks. I would probably check behind and hope to snap off a bluff on the river, but the $4 bet into a $10 pot is bad IMO after a 2/3 pot bet on the flop. I'd either bet $6-8 or just check behind.