200 NL - Flopped top set. How do i get maximum value?
 

No real reads or HH with Villain. Stats are around 18/10/2.5. His stats on me should be about 14/10/3.5

I've never seen him get out of line and i take he play at face value. I'm putting him on a premium hand.

Hero has $250. Villain Covers.

Hero has T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] in EP.

Hero raises to $8, Villain raises to $26. Folded to hero, who calls.

Flop ($52) T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

I'm putting him on an overpair or AK. I don't think i get anything from AK and i'm unsure if he calls 3 streets with an overpair.

What is the best line to take against that range?

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Haha, i just read Renton's Pooh Bah post and his example covered this situation.

I should be leading the pot since i'm representing a wider range than a c/r.

Renton: Save the soul reads for the poker table. You are wasting them in the forums.

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Always check here.

Either check/call or check/raise.

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Always check here.

Either check/call or check/raise.

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So i guess this is different from Renton's post (since it is a re-raised pot). I chose to c/c the flop so he would cbet.

Here is the rest of the action:

Hero checks, Villain bets $35. Hero calls.

Turn: ($120) 8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Hero checks, Villain checks.

River ($120) 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Hero bets $80, villain calls.

Thoughts?

Re: 200 NL - Flopped top set. How do i get maximum value?
 

c/r river. IMO, if he has Queens or better he's betting. If he has AK or some junk, obv he's not calling a bet. Might as well give him a chance to bluff. You might miss value from Jacks, but whatev.

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i think the decision to bet or check this flop should be based on how often you're C-betting. If you C-bet regularly, then bet here. Else check. The point is, we dont really want to represent A-A or K-K here. If we can represent a standard CBet, and build the pot at the same time, that the way to go.

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My default would be to bet $70-$80. Seems to me that AA/KK would be more likely to bet that turn card (since it reduces the chance one is facing a set or 2pair). That gives more weight to villain's range being around QQ/JJ, which are more likely to check behind again. AK/AQ are c/f'ing regardless of what you do, and an AT/KT/QT that was trying to resteal light may just get frustrated and look you up.

I find the c/r line interesting though, and would probably do it if I had a read that villain is too agro on the river. In a vacuum, I like the bet.

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So many different ways to play this hand.

Normal way would be check/call, check/check, bet/call (assuming he has an ovperpair).

I doubt he calls 3 barrels if you donk the flop.

I'd probably check/call the flop, donk the turn for halfpot-ish and donk the river for whatever you think he'll call (half pot again?).

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c/r river. IMO, if he has Queens or better he's betting. If he has AK or some junk, obv he's not calling a bet. Might as well give him a chance to bluff. You might miss value from Jacks, but whatev.

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villain probably called his river bet with Q-Q or J-J. How much more money do you think you can make with a c-r? He isnt calling a c-r with Q-Q is he? I think the best line against a possible Q-Q holding is to bet the river.

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villain probably called his river bet with Q-Q or J-J. How much more money do you think you can make with a c-r? He isnt calling a c-r with Q-Q is he? I think the best line against a possible Q-Q holding is to bet the river.

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How do you figure? We give ourselves a chance to win a bet and a raise from QQ by c/ring. He can call a c/r with QQ for sure and with Kings and Aces, he almost certainly doesn't fold to a c/r. And again, the purpose of c/ring isn't "to maximize value from QQ". It's to maximize value from his range which includes a bunch of no-pair hands that won't call a bet but might bet themselves.

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if villain has overpair here then leading the flop is the best way to get it in, you can lead call a raise probly best on this board ( you rep smaller pairs) and then bet the river, or you can cr the flop trying to rep a pair of Jacks or so and hope he has QQ+ which you do believe since you have a read, and then you can get it all in. The failure here is check calling the FLOP imo, its so dry that he will raise all pairs he reraised with pre and may even peel AK. I think check call is the worst line possible

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How do you figure? We give ourselves a chance to win a bet and a raise from QQ by c/ring. He can call a c/r with QQ for sure and with Kings and Aces, he almost certainly doesn't fold to a c/r. And again, the purpose of c/ring isn't "to maximize value from QQ". It's to maximize value from his range which includes a bunch of no-pair hands that won't call a bet but might bet themselves.

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If he is willing to call a c/r on the river, why is he checking behind on the turn? Do you think this opponent sees himself as trapping with QQ or JJ? wouldnt our c/r be viewed as a very strong hand? Yes, I agree checking the river induces some bluffing. But wouldnt a river bet induce a bluff over the top at times too, given our check on the turn? We get a much larger amount of money in on a bluff, albeit less often. Weigh that against the loss of money we dont get from Q-Q and J-J when they check behind on the river. Its guess work for which line maximizes profits, i just hate leaving it up to an opponent in position to bet my hand for me, especially if he hasnt shown much aggression in the hand. He either isnt confident in his hand strength, or views himself as trapping. Both suggest we lead the river for a value bet.

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If he is willing to call a c/r on the river, why is he checking behind on the turn?


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If he's willing to call a bet on the river (i.e. if he has JJ+), why is he checking behind the turn? People often PC a paired board with middle overpairs.

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Do you think this opponent sees himself as trapping with QQ or JJ?


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No. It's not trapping to check-behind the turn and bet the river. If we check turn and river, he's going to be reasonably sure his hand is best and that we might call with worse, wherease us checking turn only doesn't assure him that his hand is best and doesn't assure him that we'll call with worse.

For example, suppose you have AK and the flop comes K 5 4 two diammonds. Villain checks and you bet and he calls. Turn comes 9 of diamonds. He checks and you check behind. River comes 6 of clubs. He checks. Don't you value bet? You weren't trapping with top pair, you just weren't sure.

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wouldnt our c/r be viewed as a very strong hand?


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Yes and no. It's viewed as a nuts or nothing type play. Villain will suspect we have TT or we have like a weak pair that we're turning into a bluff. Given how much he's committed at that point, he might decide to call with his Queens, it's not a guarantee but it's a possibility. Wherease if we just bet the river, it's almost certain that he will not raise us.

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Yes, I agree checking the river induces some bluffing. But wouldnt a river bet induce a bluff over the top at times too, given our check on the turn?


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Only very very rarely in my experience

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Weigh that against the loss of money we dont get from Q-Q and J-J when they check behind on the river. Its guess work for which line maximizes profits, i just hate leaving it up to an opponent in position to bet my hand for me, especially if he hasnt shown much aggression in the hand. He either isnt confident in his hand strength, or views himself as trapping. Both suggest we lead the river for a value bet.


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These are all good points. I don't think an opponent who is this aggressive checks behind QQ though. There are like three times as many AK combos as Jacks combos. So if he bluffs 1/3 of the time on the river, we make up the lost value. And this is assuming he never calls a check-raise when he would have otherwise just flat-called a bet.

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For example, suppose you have AK and the flop comes K 5 4 two diammonds. Villain checks and you bet and he calls. Turn comes 9 of diamonds. He checks and you check behind. River comes 6 of clubs. He checks. Don't you value bet? You weren't trapping with top pair, you just weren't sure.


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Yes this is a good example. You werent trapping, you just werent sure. This is one of my twos possibilities for our villain. Not confident is where he stood. A scare card hit the turn and u check behind. So in your given example, now the opponent check-raises you on the river, do u call? if u fold, has the villain made anymore money by c/r than just leading out? The only real deabte is if we get value calls more often on the river than bluffs. I dont think we can expect to get a bluff 1/3 the time.