T2P hits resistance on flop/turn

[infinity235]

Villain is unknown, first orbit.

Party Poker
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.05/$0.1
9 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
3 folds, MP2 calls, 2 folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3.4SB, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 raises</font>, Button folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5.7BB, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (9.7BB, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Is calldown mode right?

[Guitierez]

I'd switch to c/c mode already on the turn. Villain capping the flop and not raising preflop means it's highly unlikely that you are up against TPGK. I fear we'll see a set of 8s or 6s and the only reasonable hand you beat is A6.

[marchron]

I don't give unknowns credit for a set here since nobody fastplays a flopped set. OP played this hand perfectly.

[Fantam]

I also liked the way this hand was played.

A good player may not have capped the flop without a set, but villian is unknown, and a weak player could have been pushing a draw or overplaying top pair. A weaker 2 pair is also a possibility.

There also are not that many likely set combinations for villain to have. Only 1 combination for 88 and 3 for 66. So, it makes sense not to slow down until villain's turn raise.