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A3s with hit bottom pair ==> cbet T?

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Sailer85
Joined: 15.10.2009

My stats: VPIP 36.5 / PFR 26.0 / 3b 12.0 / WTSD 45.1 / Hands 4851

Hand #4
Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 2923133
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Pre Flop: (1.4 SB) Hero is CO with A :club: 3 :club:
1 fold, Hero raises, 2 folds, BB calls

Flop: (4.4 SB) 3 :heart: K :diamond: 7 :heart: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

Turn: (3.2 BB) 4 :club: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

River: (5.2 BB) Q :club: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

My thoughts:
PF kind a standard
F: standard cbet, flop isn't perfect but it's quite good since I hit a pair and the board isn't that drawy.
T: here I doubt between T-cbet or check behind and call the R. I bet to protect vs FD if he raises here I don't know what to do... fold I guess, but I don't know if I would be able to do so.
R: I check behind, the Q isnt the best of cards, FD don't call me anymore. very maybe that Ax will call me, but I don't think so (they shouldn't anyway). So i choose to check behind as I only see me isolating myself vs better with a bet.

What do you think about the hand? my main problem is on the T, I think it's fine like this but a second opinion would be appriciated.


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redskwerl
Joined: 03.03.2008

turn might be a checkback given that you block both bottom pair and A hi, which should be a large portion of his weak calling hands that you beat


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Sailer85
Joined: 15.10.2009

And how do I continue on the River? call bet villain on any river? or just the non- ?
what if he checks to me on the River? do I bet?


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redskwerl
Joined: 03.03.2008

call river on almost any card. this is one of the best hands you check behind on the turn, hence usually close to top of your range on the river.

if he checks river, you can valuebet on most rivers. Q is one of the worst cards for you, its kind of a marginal bet there, may or may not be correct depending on opponent


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pcbeem
Joined: 16.07.2008

I usually have problems with these kind of hands to, depends a bit on the villian.

If he fold more often then I guess a bet is ok.


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YohanN7
Joined: 15.06.2009

I think the hand from turn and on has best value as a bluff catcher. So, I'd check turn. Flush draws are only a small part of his range (he should bluff on flop with many of them). The problem with checking is free cards to random holdings such as T9, but I can't see him having that many combos of unpaired cards between K and 7. He should fold most of these on the flop. Best way of extracting value from hands like AJ (a quite possible holding) is checking turn and value betting river if he checks. I'd not bet on this particular river though.


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MrT61
Joined: 17.09.2011

we are OOP, why would a hand like AJo valuebetting on this river?
I would play this hand by betting turn , checking all rivers (exept A), folding if raised on turn


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YohanN7
Joined: 15.06.2009

We are IP. If we check turn and river is a blank, we have a value bet if he checks. If he bets, we have a bluff catch.


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MrT61
Joined: 17.09.2011

srry, misread the board , indeed IP


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DAIMA2
Joined: 12.04.2011

I would play exactly as you did
Flop and before flop we all agree
Turn you cant check and let every X5or X6 or flash drow or Ax to catch a good card
And of course you call if he bets because it could be a semibluf
At the river what is villain normal range
Ax kx(slow play) qx usually suited any pair q4,q3 q7
If you know villain and you think that with 7 or q he could not only call if you bet but raise then you must check or that he could make 2 checks with K or 3of a kind you must check at river otherwise you must bet
If you dont know him i would check because if i bet and i am called. I will win
If villain has 22, Ax worse or q4q3 and i will loose with a lot of compinations (small pairs 7x 4x qx and good cards he could slow play)


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