i slowplay bottom two pair and disaster ensues...

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FT 50NL we both have 50-55$ ish stacks

I limp in MP with 67s, button limps, SB completes, BB checks

Flop: 6Q7r

SB checks BB bets $1 into $2 pot, I brilliantly decided to slowplay and just call. Button and SB fold.

That was prob the big mistake of the hand. Let me know if you feel otherwise.

Turn: 8

BB bets 2.50 into a $4 pot and I raise to $11. BB thinks and calls.

River: some blank

BB checks and I bet $20 into a $26 pot. BB check rasies AI and I call like the donkey I am for like $18 more.

OK so which is worse my flop slowplay or my river bet.

I'm used to value betting in limit and it clearly wasn't the right move here.

[Rasmus]

river bet is good, just dont slowplay at 50NL unless you ahve a good reason

[dd323]

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river bet is good, just dont slowplay bottom two at almost any limit without a read that villian will bluff his whole stack later

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FYP

[Paul Thomson]

just about everyone here suggests raising preflop.

flop is terrilbe. raise flop.

turn: not a good card for ya. i'd probably call because it'll be hard to lay down if he pushes over the top of u.

river: DEFINITLY value bet here. your bet might be high but whatever. nice bet on the river. although you're less likely to get payed off given that u raised turn.

[natzucowww]

ya river is a teaser spew, you can bet the flop next time and the hand plays easier i think

[mason55]

raise flop bottom 2 is soooo vulnerable

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AIM response from a friend who wis big in the 2k games:

not a good idea to slow play bottom two
bottom two is horrible in NL
if u dont know u dont know where u are at
if u just smooth call there
i might as well just call the turn
and if he checks the river
u can value bet
that woudl be the line i take if the flop comes AQJ or something
if i was holding QJ
i would call, call, and value bet if i get checked to
def not a all in pot
or even a big pot

[xorbie]

bottom two is basically worse than AA (except against draws) and much more vulnerable. please never slowplay it.