NYU Dave v. NYU Dave 100/200 NL: Two hands.

[dlpnyc21]

Villain in this hand is the real NYU Dave (some people mistake me for NYU Dave because my name is David, I also go to NYU, and play high-stakes poker in NYC). The real slim shady is a highly unpredictable player who has been on a massive massive rush lately in the NYC cash games. His confidence, therefore, is at an absolute all-time high.

We are playing 3-handed 100/200 NL. He is playing very solid in this session (and in general as of late), value betting very thinly (have seen him bet middle pair twice correctly v. the third player).

We have a long history and have played each other hundreds of hours. We know each other's games very well. He is capable of absolutely anything at the table, but is IMO too loose preflop and chases weak draws.

Advice on all streets on both hands welcome (I would really like to hear how you would play the ENTIRE hand, as I think I could have played all streets differently).


Effective stacks are 40kish.

Hand 1:
I raise K3hh on the button to 600, SB folds, BB (NYU dave calls).He could literally have any two at this point.

Flop is J93 one heart. He checks I check behind (is this a mistake?). I had been c-betting approximately 70% of hands after the flop in position and had been taking most down on the flop or turn.

Turn is a 3. I now have trips. He leads weak (400). I raise to 1500. Again, I'm really not sure how much merit there is in raising here, but I decided to do so for value, obviously. He calls after not much thought. I have seen him take this weak lead time many times with anything from a draw to a big hand to air trying to steal it cheap.

River is a Q. There is no flush (nor was there any flush draw). However, 108 or the gutter just got there.

He checks. I decide to value bet, I couldn't really decide on a bet size amount (what do people bet here?) but I bet 3500.

He thinks for a while, and pulls out a big stack, and checkraises to 15k. As I am thinking, he says, "the queen didn't help me," and he gets up from the table and says he can't watch and he goes into the smoke room and starts making faces at me.


What do you guys put him on, and can you let this go?


Hand 2:
Again: stacks are approx 40k effective.
NYU Dave raises button to 600 I call from the SB with 86o. This is probably a mistake but I had been playing much tighter preflop than both of these players and the implied odds in this game can be fairly high.

Flop comes out 664 two spades. I have trips. I check, he bets 500, I CR to 2500. He calls after not too much thought. Turn is a Q, non-spade. I bet 5500.

On the turn, I strongly considered check raising very big. I thought there was a reasonable chance my hand would look much more like a draw and he might pay me off wanting to protect his hand. However, I decided to lead (also, was my bet too small?) because he could have a draw and I did not want to give him a free card. He hemms and haws a little bit, and calls.

River is the 9s, completing the flush. What do people like on this river? I decided to check. He thinks for a bit, and bets 8k.

Action?


Again, I'd like to hear advice on all streets for both hands. Obviously, the river decisions on both hands are paramount, but I'd like to hear lines on other streets, as well.

Thanks,
dlpnyc21