blind defense, ace on turn...

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The guy is a LAG.

Bet the turn, but fold to a raise.

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Does this strike you as odd at all?

Krishan

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I know what you mean, and I thought about that when writng the post.

I thought about this some more and think the following line is better:

Bet the turn, if raised, call the turn raise. Then check the river. If he bets the river, fold.


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I've got 2nd pair in a blind battle, I'd like to see showdown for 2BB at this point, but make sure and avoid getting raised if I'm behind, but get some value if I'm ahead.

I'm tempted to check/call the turn. The ace is a great bluff card, so we might extract a bluff there. Then donk the river because I want a call from a worse hand suspicious about my river donk or confuse a better hand (such as a weak ace) into just calling.

This way I see showdown for 2 bets, I'm letting the LAG bluff the turn or only get in a 1BB value bet if he's ahead, and I'm donking with a blocking/value bet on the river.

If he raises the river, I can fold.