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Check back with nut flush?

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stinkvinger
Joined: 19.08.2012

Hello,

I would like to know if I had to check back the turn to induce a river bet, or is it just as fine to bet the turn to increase the pot. In these type of situations I tend to get impatient. What would be the largest +EV decision in the long term?

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 116 BB
SB: 270.6 BB
BB: 106 BB
UTG: 231.2 BB
MP: 124.6 BB
Hero (CO): 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♣ 5♣

UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero calls 2 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (6.4 BB, 3 players) K♣ Q♦ 8♣
BB bets 3.2 BB, fold, Hero calls 3.2 BB

Turn: (12.8 BB, 2 players) 7♣
BB checks, Hero bets 8.2 BB, fold

Hero wins 12.2 BB

Cheers


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

A check back is fine, but a bet isn't to bad. I would most likely bet around 6bb.
It depends a little bit against what kind of villain you dealing with what the best approach is, but against a random villain a value bet on turn isn't bad.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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stinkvinger
Joined: 19.08.2012

Thanks SDK,

Unfortunately I don't really have enough info on the players on NL5 so it just depends on what my intuition says. And what my hand does without asking my brain for instructions...


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monteCarlol
Joined: 24.08.2019

You could take this line (although rather 1/2 pot OTT) with any two cards (preferable with backdoor equity) you defend the BB with, IMO.
But I guess it's ok to do this for value as well.


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Pokamon
Joined: 15.04.2006

overbetting has the highest EV here, as you want to build a big pot.


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mbml
Joined: 27.11.2008

just bet large by default.

checking here on the turn and getting fancy only makes sense if you expect your opponent to
-get aggressive on the River after you check turn, by bluffing or overbetting very frequently
-call off a River bet that he would otherwise not have on the Turn

I think either of these two criteria are quite hard to meet vs the majority of players.


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3bet or fold pre 100bb deep although i'm not sure whether flatting vs the 2bb raise is good or not tbh but as played i think it's ok imo.


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