small PP HU whats my line?

[Bona]

Villain here is 40/7/1.2 after 35 hands. Should I be playing this differently?

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Preflop: Hero is SB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, villain calls.

Flop: (4 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, villain calls.

Turn: (3 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, villain calls.

River: (5 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">villain bets</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 5 BB

[knockonwood]

meh...I suck at blind V blind wars. I would play this the same i think. I don't think you are getting any value or are getting a better hand to fold by betting the river.

[Gib]

looks fine, every hand cept J7 or 97 got there, couldn't imagine ne one bluffing on the river here with either of those hands. Oh forgot bout 22/33 but i think most ppl who r calling down here with those r more likely to see a free SD rather than bet.

[Harv72b]

I probably would've check/folded the turn. Especially if I'd shown him before that I'll check/raise turns like that.

One other line to consider in a BvB situation like this &amp; against an aggressive opponent is to just check/call all the way to showdown. Give him the chance to bluff/valuebluff K high or whatever the whole way. In the most general terms, I hate folding any pair when it's blind vs. blind &amp; my opponent isn't insanely passive (this hand is the exception as we're behind any made hand he could have &amp; hold so little chance of improving if behind).

[neurotiq]

I'm okay with this line. I usually c/f the turn, though. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[knockonwood]

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I probably would've check/folded the turn. Especially if I'd shown him before that I'll check/raise turns like that.

One other line to consider in a BvB situation like this &amp; against an aggressive opponent is to just check/call all the way to showdown. Give him the chance to bluff/valuebluff K high or whatever the whole way. In the most general terms, I hate folding any pair when it's blind vs. blind &amp; my opponent isn't insanely passive (this hand is the exception as we're behind any made hand he could have &amp; hold so little chance of improving if behind).

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Harv, in regards to the check/call to sd line, i use this often with small pp's in position. At which point in the above hand would you go into check/call mode?

[Harv72b]

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Harv, in regards to the check/call to sd line, i use this often with small pp's in position. At which point in the above hand would you go into check/call mode?

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If I was going to, on the flop. I don't often use that line, though; just one more thing to keep in the back of your mind. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[vixticator]

Grunch

Meh, without a diamond I c/f turn every time. I'd take your line in position quite a bit. As played on river depending on reads fold &gt; raise &gt; call IMO.