Top set vs CS

Quall

Joined: 12.02.2011

19.12.2025, 14:16 0

Hi everyone,

Wondering about several things on this hand:
1) I usually cbet 33%. I imagine the vilain may see that if I suddenly raise by cbet, or not call. Do you increase cbet sizing in this case vs a CS ?
2) On the turn, I think my sizing is OK. Agree ?
3) On the river, I don't think I am getting called by anything worse. check OK ?

Winamax - €0.02 NL (5 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 80 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 7.23, 3Bet Preflop: 1.33, Hands: 178)
Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 105.5 BB (VPIP: 27.17, PFR: 23.68, 3Bet Preflop: 10.49, Hands: 914)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 17.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 44)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9:diamond: 9:heart:

CO calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4.5 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 3.5 BB

Flop: (10.5 BB, 2 players) 7:heart: 9:club: 4:heart:
CO checks, Hero bets 3.5 BB, CO calls 3.5 BB

Turn: (17.5 BB, 2 players) 5:club:
CO checks, Hero bets 14 BB, CO calls 14 BB

River: (45.5 BB, 2 players) 6:heart:
CO checks, Hero checks

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VorpalF2F

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19.12.2025, 19:21 +1

Originally posted by Quall
Wondering about several things on this hand:
1) I usually cbet 33%. I imagine the vilain may see that if I suddenly raise by cbet, or not call. Do you increase cbet sizing in this case vs a CS ?

I'm more of a 1/2 pot guy — even more if there are multiple opponents or I'm defending a TPTK type hand

Originally posted by Quall
2) On the turn, I think my sizing is OK. Agree ?

Yes, although here you're defending against straight, flush and combo draws, so you need to deny the pot odds, which is tough because combo draws have such good odds

Originally posted by Quall
3) On the river, I don't think I am getting called by anything worse. check OK ?

Agreed for those very reasons. No better will fold, no worse will call. Take the opportunity to see what opponent calls flop and turn with.

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SDK1987

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19.12.2025, 20:20 +2

You are playing NL2 against a loose passive villain. Enough reasons to build up the pot on every street to let villai pay for draws and other funky hands. I think betting more than half pot works better against a fish.

On the river you could even thin value bet, but it's close for sure with all draws came.

Cheers,
SDK1987

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