NL50 KQo turn/river comments

chavarie · #1 08-31-2007, 01:42 AM

Hi!

Villain is a 40/12/1 donk over 100 hands. I think that PF and flop play here is standard (maybe a bit aggressive PF?). On the turn I was about to bet when I saw that this guy loves to bet the river (he's 5/7 on river bet). According to this is my line good or I'm better not to give him the free card and get more value out of my hand?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP1 ($73.05)
MP2 ($40)
MP3 ($33.70)
CO ($50.55)
Hero ($144.60)
SB ($47)
BB ($55.50)
UTG ($64.75)
UTG+1 ($30.90)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $2.5, 2 folds, MP1 calls $2, MP2 calls $2.

Flop: ($8.25) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets $5, MP1 calls $5, MP2 folds.

Turn: ($18.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks.

River: ($18.25) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets $5.5, Hero calls $5.50.

Final Pot: $29.25

Thanks!

toymach776 · #2 08-31-2007, 02:30 AM

Love it. Not a drawy board so you are most likely way ahead of villain. I like the turn check in position for both pot control and to induce a river bluff from villain. Often, a donk who likes to bet the river a lot does so because he interprets pot control turn checks as a sign of weakness. Let him.

Pot control!? whats that mean?

chavarie · #3 08-31-2007, 02:33 AM

If I don't have that stat on villain is it better to bet the turn (about 12-13$) or to induce a river bet?

CalledDownLight · #4 08-31-2007, 02:48 AM

very standard

Ctrl.Dominate · #5 08-31-2007, 04:23 AM

I bet the turn.

CazicT · #6 08-31-2007, 10:47 AM

I think i'd be the turn since this guy seems like a station so he'll call with alot of worse hands.

I see what you were trying to do with the read you had on him, and agree with the spirit of it, but I think more money can be made by just value betting him.

As played, his bet on the river was rather small so we probably lost a bit of value (or he beat us with a BD flush) that we could have gotten if we had just bet the turn and the river if he checked to us.

Mike Kelley · #7 08-31-2007, 10:54 AM

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If I don't have that stat on villain is it better to bet the turn (about 12-13$) or to induce a river bet?

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You do that and you are playing for stacks with TP/GK on the river. OP did a good job with this hand, selective aggression and pot control.

cardsman · #8 08-31-2007, 11:44 AM

Preflop is standard to me.