2 close decisions

[NedForrest]

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Hand 1: Easily 3 bet the flop. You have a big draw in a blind steal situation.

Edit: Since you didn't, You just turned a nice draw so a raise there would be nice. A river raise looks odd. Especially with the card that came. Anything legitimate that you'd raise the river with, you'd probably have raised earlier. Why can't he value bet 1 pair hands here?

Hand 2: I can see a fold as you might only be drawing to a split pot, if that.

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3betting the flop doesnt do much against him so the best line would be to raise the turn/bet river. Him not value betting 1 pair is just a player specific read. He check calls a lot with scary boards and rarely makes thinner value bets.

[bernie]

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3betting the flop doesnt do much against him

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What is it you want to do against him?

You may have the best hand.

It looks like an obvious flop c/r from a blind move.

You have a great flopped draw for a blind steal in position.

You might get a free card on the turn if you want.

You might take it down with a turn bet after 3 betting the flop.

He may not put you on your hand once you hit it if he actually has a hand.

It could gain you more action on later hands with him in similar situations.

I agree with your turned draw you should raise the turn.

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