Am I a calling station?

[drbk2]

5 handed $60/$120 game. Pretty tough game especially by CAZ standards. I've had a few hands recently where I really don't know what to do and everytime it's over I have this dirty feeling like I didn't do something right. This hand is probably the best example of them all.

Preflop: Very good LAG raises in cutoff. I 3 bet 88 on the button. Good TAG whose A game is great but unfortunately also has B, C, and D games also caps it from the SB. I just got into the game so I don't know which one of his games he's currently playing. 3 to the flop.

Flop: J 7 6 rainbow. Small blind leads, cutoff calls, I call.

Turn: 2. Small blind leads again, cutoff folds, and I call.

River: 9. Small blind bets again confidently and I call.

[private joker]

Yes.

[drbk2]

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So is that a good thing or a bad thing with this hand? The only point where I could raise is probably the turn, in which he throws away everything I beat and calls or 3 bets hands that beat me. Either way I'm putting in 2 BB's on the turn and river, but calling down guarantees me a showdown in a fairly big pot. So is my thinking wrong?

[hoppscot22]

this is one of my leaks... guy cold caps and fires all three streets you are almost guaranteed to be losing, but when im playing i always seem to convince myself the pot is big and he has AK...

raise the flop sounds better then call call call, right PJ?

[CardSharpCook]

barring physical tells, this is a standard call down situation. Esp. SH. I wouldn't give this a second thought.

[private joker]

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raise the flop sounds better then call call call, right PJ?

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Well, CSC makes a good point that because it's 5-handed, calling down is fine. His capping range should be a lot wider. But I wouldn't expect to win very often.

[jba]

if his b/c/d games involve him three barreling or 3bet bluffing this is exactly how I'd play it.

[goofball]

He could be valuebetting A7 here. Either call or raise the river as a value bluff.

[Frond]

I think your'e way behind. What about a raise on the flop? Might give you an idea of where you are.Maybe not but I just don't like the call call call thing

[Godson]

Why are you so confident? Even though this game is shorthanded, capping from the SB is still very strong. I'd expect to see TT-AA here far more often then AKs/AQs or 99 and lower..