NL 100 pretty simple Kj hand

[ALReturnsLOL]

Ok how was this played. I don't have numbers b/c I am at library.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (3 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Button ($38.40)
Hero ($137.05)
BB ($210)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4</font>, BB calls $3.

Flop: ($8) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, BB calls $5.

Turn: ($18) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $13</font>, BB calls $13.

River: ($44) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $25</font>, BB folds.

Final Pot: $69

[delta k]

hmm, fine or we can check turn or river for a little pot control. i doubt we're getting 3 streets of value here

[ALReturnsLOL]

Why are we betting the turn, we only really beat K10 and K9. He could have K5, but I don't think that K5 and lower are a big part of his range.


Also I guess he could have a hand like 22-99

[ASPoker8]

Why only $5 on the flop?

[ALReturnsLOL]

yeah I noticed that to, it does seem a little small. Do you normally go 6$ or 7$ in these spots?

[Kermit]

AL,

NH

edit: i would bet more on the flop

[luckybacon]

seems like the river is a bluff

[ALReturnsLOL]

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seems like the river is a bluff

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It was a value bet honostly, though I don't think much calls that we beat.

[anacrime]

Looks pretty good. I'm pretty sure I could get away with this b/c everyone thinks i'm full of it when I'm the SB raiser. If OP's has a "bad" image then it works just fine. TT and JJ probably call turn quite often. Betting the river might even get KQ to fold (long shot but I bet it happends).

[Kermit]

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Looks pretty good. I'm pretty sure I could get away with this b/c everyone thinks i'm full of it when I'm the SB raiser. If OP's has a "bad" image then it works just fine. TT and JJ probably call turn quite often. Betting the river might even get KQ to fold (long shot but I bet it happends).

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I think someone folding KQ in this spot is a REAL long shot. That said, it really looks like we have the best hand here, imo. Occasionally, villain will have pulled a rope a dope here with AK/KQ ( i think two pair+ tosses in a raise before the river almost always).

If you are aggressive in these situations, i would not be surprised to get a crying call from some medium pairs on the river occasionally. I like the river bet in this spot --especially if you don't expect villain to bluff raise, which i wouldn't.

If he is only going to bet the hands that beat us on the river and check behind the ones we beat, shouldn't we bet if he is going to call at least sometimes? I am assuming we are ahead on the river a majority of the time.