Another Turn Raise for Your Dissection

[James.]

i'm in the BB with K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]T [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].

CO(22/12/3) open raises, fish button coldcalls(33/2/.5), sb folds, i call.

Flop(6.5sb): A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

i check, CO bets, fish calls, i call.

Turn(4.75bb): 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

i check, CO bets, fish folds, i checkraise.

[jesse8888]

I had to post because of your Avatar, which is awesome.

As for your check-raise...seems like a decent idea to me.

[blackasthma]

You should bet this flop. I don't like the turn c/r because the CO is unlikely to fold his ace.

[Xhad]

Is that high AF because he's dumb enough to 3bet KK here or because he's so fit-or-fold aggro that he's betting his entire range here and then folding everything worse than TPGK?

[Master Macavity]

Are we at full ring or 6max here? 6max I'm probably going to reraise that preflop and play like I have AA the whole way. But the 22/12 part makes me think its FR.

Full ring, I usually like to checkraise the flop then lead/call the turn cos I think it disguises the hand better. Maybe that's me being too weak-tight not wanting to get 3bet on the turn with a flush and gutshot str8. Check/raising the turn probably requires a decent read on an opponent for me to make that play, I'd like some idea of how he's going to react before I make the move.

OOP sucks with draws!

[James.]

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Full ring, I usually like to checkraise the flop

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me too.

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then lead/call the turn

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no, not here.

[James.]

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Is that high AF because he's dumb enough to 3bet KK here or because he's so fit-or-fold aggro that he's betting his entire range here and then folding everything worse than TPGK?

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what do you think?

[James.]

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You should bet this flop.

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why should i bet the flop? why is betting better than c/c or c/r?

[blackasthma]

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You should bet this flop.

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why should i bet the flop? why is betting better than c/c or c/r?

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c/c is the worst option. c/r is better, but it may get 3-bet if CO has a big ace. The pot isn't very big, and betting the flop is a cheap way to take down this shorthanded pot right now. CO may wet his/her pants/panties and fold a pocket pair. Then again, you may actually have the best hand on the flop. If your flop bet is called, continue to lead out regardless of the turn card, then check the river unimproved.

[James.]

blackasthma,

my point was betting sucks. we bet, CO raises and we lose the fish. we check, CO bets, fish calls, we c/r is definitely my standard play here.