200 NL, going for river C/R with AA.

[SABR42]

Villain is some random donk. I only have like 30 hands on him, but he seems loose/bad.

Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

BTN: $388.60
Hero (SB): $297.20
BB: $212.75
UTG: $47
UTG+1: $300.55
UTG+2: $188
MP1: $164.45
MP2: $104.15
CO: $225.95

Pre-Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (SB)
3 folds, <font color="red">MP1 raises to $4</font>, 3 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $16</font>, BB folds, MP1 calls $12

Flop: ($34) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $24</font>, MP1 calls $24

Turn: ($82) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks
<font color="blue"> I went for the check/raise here. I mix it up between betting and check/raising. </font>

River: ($82) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="blue"> As played, check/raising this again is standard yeah? I figure most of the hands that he'll call with he will bet himself, since my hand looks like a whiffed AK. </font>

Hero checks, <font color="red">MP1 bets $30</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $178</font>

[CalledDownLight]

I play it exactly the same except I usually bet $26 on the flop.

[ASPoker8]

I don't like c/r'ing that turn.

It makes the board a ton more drawy. You get more value out of pounding on draws since on that board texture he is wayyyyyy more likely to check behind turn.

[ASPoker8]

c/r river as played is good imo

[guaranteedBluff]

if he's aggressive enough this play is good, but i wouldn't say its standard.

also.... consider overbet pushing to make it look like a bluff if you think he makes hero calls.

[Effen]

OP your posts often make me weak in the knees.

[da_fume]

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if he's aggressive enough this play is good, but i wouldn't say its standard.

also.... consider overbet pushing to make it look like a bluff if you think he makes hero calls.

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SABR knows what he is doing, he def put MP1 all-in.

[mce86]

Sabr, I like it! One of the creative players in this forum! Is check raising that much very optimal though? What hand calls that beg check raise that you can beat? KK and QQ are going away, leaving JJ and TT as possibilities....perhaps why villan would check behind on the turn....thinking you missed ak and hoping you hit or bluff river.

[SABR42]

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Is check raising that much very optimal though?

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I think on the river c/r is optimal.

If I value bet the river, I would expect a ton of 1-pair hands to call me (J-x, T-x, 99, 8-x), putting me on AK.

However, if I check, he will usually bet those 1-pair hands for value because it looks like I don't have anything. I then shove and get more value when they call.

Also, KK and QQ would usually just raise the flop against me and stack off. River raise isn't as big as I made it look like. That bet I made covered him by a lot already...

[mce86]

Is that even english im writing? lol
I didnt look at the stack size I guess.