top two vs nit

[CruS]

What do you think about this line? Villian is nitty and my image is lagish

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.05/$0.10 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

Hero (SB): $22.20
BB: $8.35
UTG: $8.05
CO: $11.50
BTN: $9.95

Preflop: Hero is dealt 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 Players)
3 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $0.40</font>, BB calls $0.30

Flop: ($0.80) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $0.80</font>, BB calls $0.80

Turn: ($2.40) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $1.50</font>, BB calls $1.50

River: ($5.40) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $1.50</font>, <font color="red">BB raises all-in to $5.65</font>, Hero folds

Pot Size: $12.55 ($0.40 Rake)

[bsball8806]

nh. i might bet a little more on the turn though

[CruS]

yeah Should have thrown a full pot bet in there

[Kingz22]

Wow. Nice fold

[Spurious]

i think your line is good
why bet more on the turn? - i think we dont have a monster here, besides that 6x made a straight.

[CruS]

because if he does not have the 6, the board is probably still very drawy. If he does have the 6 it will cost me about as much as it did here.

[corsakh]

I dont like the turn bluff much to be honest. To me it looks like a place to hope for a cheap showdown / spike a boat on the river.

[CruS]

Can the turn bet not be a value bet from a draw / another two pair?

[Spurious]

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I dont like the turn bluff much to be honest. To me it looks like a place to hope for a cheap showdown / spike a boat on the river.

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why is this a bluff?
there's a FD on the board so our hand might still be best

[corsakh]

Betting the turn represents a straight, hence a bluff. This may not be a big issue right now, but at higher levels more observant opponents with immediately notice that you overvalue your holdings / value bet too thin on scary boards and will adjust immediately making raises you can not call. So learn to value your hand relatively to the board texture.

99 is a decent hand on 752r board, not so much on a AQ3m. You can assume in the latter case that villain did not connect with the flop and is drawing to a flush out - but is 99 really that big of a hand on this board to pay for its protection? An extreme case of course, but gives you an idea.