99 on the button $5/$10 full table
 

Folded to me on the button with 99. I make it $30 both blinds calls. Sb has about $600 left, bb has $1000 and I have both covered. Both players were new to me but had seen few flops so far.

Flop 456 rainbow. sb checks, bb bets $75, I call, sb folds.

Turn 2h putting 2 hearts on board. BB checks, I bet $175, he calls.

River Tc. bb checks. Seems like my options here are a) check or b) try a small value bet.

I'm pretty new to no-limit, so I was having hard time putting this guy on a hand. It felt like A6/77/67 to me.

Re: 99 on the button $5/$10 full table
 

I think you should also include some two pair hands in his range. I think I prefer a check here. He's probably not folding any hands you can beat and he probably doesn't call with worse too often either.

Re: 99 on the button $5/$10 full table
 

I would valuebet here unless you suspect he'll c/r bluff you. Seems like it almost isn't possible to be behind in this spot.

Re: 99 on the button $5/$10 full table
 

paluka, what would you do with aces in this spot? if you would value bet those, than value bet nines.

the only type of person i would check behind is somebody who is capable of bluff check-raising here. but somebody like that would probably shown up a little earlier on this board.

i bet in this spot but with the caveat that i know what i'm going to do to a c/r. it looks like you do, so bet for the thin value.

Re: 99 on the button $5/$10 full table
 

Because of his lead-out I put him on a PP. The turn was a scare card for him.
You didnt say which of the 456 was a heart but Ah3h, Ah4h, Ah5h another possibility. I like checking the river with your medium-strength hand. There's 600 in the pot, if you bet another $200 he's folding A4/A5, calling 67/77/88 (win for you), calling his set (lose for you), or you get a CR with A3.

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Paluka,

"It felt like A6/77/67 to me."

Then bet $350 and get called.

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i def vbet this.

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Paluka,

"It felt like A6/77/67 to me."

Then bet $350 and get called.

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I have two responses to this:

1) I feel like my read of A6/77/67 was probably coming from my limit holdem instincts, which could be dead wrong here

2) I wasn't so sure those hands would call a river bet of any size.

Re: 99 on the button $5/$10 full table
 

you'd be surprised what'll look you up here.

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I would valuebet here unless you suspect he'll c/r bluff you. Seems like it almost isn't possible to be behind in this spot.

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