Live 20/40 Two river check-raise attempts…

[Fianchetto]

Another note on 3-betting the flop in hand 1, you really aren't giving up much if anything by raising back there.

Like Sucker mentioned, if you need at least AK to reraise there then good players will notice, and when you have a set or aces or whatever you will win the minimum from them instead of getting the action you'd like with a big hand.

By keeping the betting lead you'll sometimes get to 3-bet the big streets when you hit too.

I suspect hand 1 was the one that didn't work, and he checked behind with a medium pair, if there is a chance he would've folded it if you kept the heat on then pushing your draw becomes the better line.

[jfk]

Hand 1: I'd be inclined to bet the river. There are too many hands which he may elect not to pay off if you check raise and too many hands which he may elect to check behind (like QQ or JJ).

Being that he had position on you and is repping at least a K, just calling the flop three bet is fine once the HJ mucks but I'd not be critical of a cap. This is a situational/meta game consideration.

The river check raise is perfect in the second hand. I disagree with Dave F. about the fold. I would tend to just smooth call here with Axo. The $5 rake is a strong consideration, but the two chip small blind prices you in. I don't like to raise as very few in that game are going to fold a BB getting 5 to 1 and I hate playing Ax OOP against aggressive opponents.

Also, I'm curious to know why you think the button limp in the second hand is a sure fire sign of weakness. I very suspicious when an aggressive player who should know better limps on the button.

[Garland]

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Also, I'm curious to know why you think the button limp in the second hand is a sure fire sign of weakness. I very suspicious when an aggressive player who should know better limps on the button.

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He limps too much. I suspect any connecting or decent suited cards is a huge part of his range. Any decent A or pocket pair he's raising. I really don't think he knows better...he's there to gamble.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Garland