50nl What am I beating here?
 

Early at the table, no real reads. I'm wishing I had cbet looking back.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

MP: $20.15
CO: $41.75
Hero (BTN): $69.70
SB: $53.35
BB: $40.50
UTG: $50

Pre-Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BTN)
3 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.50</font>, SB folds, BB calls $1

Flop: ($3.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($3.25) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $3</font>, Hero calls $3

River: ($9.25) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $7</font>
Hero...

Re: 50nl What am I beating here?
 

A bluff, and that's about it. Fold as played, but you really should have cbet (which you already know)

Re: 50nl What am I beating here?
 

Maaaaaaybe a busted straight.
I just cbet the flop so I don't end up taking decisions like this on turn and river.
turn call is fine I guess, river is a fold.

Re: 50nl What am I beating here?
 

Yeah, villain turned over TT after I called. Cbet would have ended it I think.

Re: 50nl What am I beating here?
 

Why are you opening for 3 BB? I'm not saying that it's wrong, just curious as to whether there was any particular reason.

Re: 50nl What am I beating here?
 

Too dry board, c-bet here a huge majority of the time. Fold turn as played IMO. Generate an image that you will fold to aggression. Plus, marginal call and you'll face a river bet close to every time.

Re: 50nl What am I beating here?
 

I personally try to somewhat randomly open for 3x-5x. I'll tend to open for more in ep, especially with more speculative hands like AQ. Are you suggesting I'm losing money?

Re: 50nl What am I beating here?
 

Yeah you are definitely losing some value on later streets by making it a habit of opening for 3 BB when playing full stacked. Every extra BB that goes in pf makes it so much easier for you to manipulate the size of the pot when you are the aggressor. If the blinds are playing short or there are other mitigating factors opening for 3 BB or whatever might be fine.