$100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

I haven't played much with this guy yet; he seems loose passive so far, but it's too early to be sure. I just called the turn because I was worried that he just made his hand and was planning to reraise. When he checked the river, I figured he had some strange two pair or something and I thought the guy was loose enough to pay off, so I value bet.

Stack sizes:
UTG: $269.45
CO: $128.75
Button: $85
SB: $169.75
Hero: $121.30

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is BB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
3 folds, SB calls $0.5, <font color="#color:">Hero raises to $3</font>, SB calls $3.

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($6, 2 players)
<font color="#color:">SB bets $3</font>, <font color="#color:">Hero raises to $10</font>, SB calls $7.

Turn: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($26, 2 players)
<font color="#color:">SB bets $4</font>, Hero calls.

River: 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($34, 2 players)
SB checks, <font color="#color:">Hero bets $15</font>, <font color="#color:">SB raises to $30</font>, Hero folds.

Re: $100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

I think everything was fine up until the river. Any hand that you beat folds, so check behind and hope for the best.

Re: $100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

get rid of the action after your initial valuebet

Re: $100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

I'm raising the turn to $20, going from there.

Re: $100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

Check river behind.

Re: $100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

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Check river behind.

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Re: $100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

Raise more on the flop. Flush draws almost never fold at these limits, so don't worry about raising too much.

As played, raise the turn to at least $20. These bets almost always mean villain is drawing. Sometimes they indicate very weak hands that don't like the flush hitting. Very rarely they are hands that want to 3-bet.

Check the river. I don't think worse hands are ever calling without a read.

Re: $100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

I'd probably call this river raise. I think hands like 78 show up here a good amount of the time. I wouldn't have played it like this though, so this advice is somewhat moot.

Re: $100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

Check River. It's curious why you bet the River into a player whose bets indicate a draw -- very weak -- when the River brings four cards to a straight.

Re: $100 NL Blind battle set hand that I didn\'t enjoy
 

bobbyi,

i like a river bet, as a bluff. $22 is a good size.