KJo 2nd pair on the turn. River?

Joined: 06.02.2011

14.04.2013, 20:07 0

Prima, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
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BB: $50 (100 bb)
MP: $55.76 (111.5 bb)
Hero (CO): $68.62 (137.2 bb)
BTN: $25.76 (51.5 bb)
SB: $50 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K♣ J♦
MP folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, BB calls $1

Flop: ($3.25) 5♦ Q♣ 9♠ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.88, BB calls $1.88

Turn: ($7.01) J♠ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($7.01) 5♠ (2 players)
BB bets $5.75, Hero calls $5.75

Anon. table. Unknown.

I think checking the turn and calling a river bet should be fine in these positions, despite the big river bet?

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_Anonymous_

14.04.2013, 20:50 0

Hi Achilles,

It does look like we are giving up often and villain is betting large and does polarizing his range.

So I don't mind our line at all. I think it would be hard to get much value from a second barrel on the turn vs unknown.

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VasiliZaitsev

Joined: 25.05.2008

Posts: 73

14.04.2013, 22:23 0

by polarizing you mean he wouldn't have a Q here ?
can't see the hands that would bluff on river ... if i was sure he's a fish it's more likely he would bluff, but do you think a reg would have all 87o,AT ... ?
i can't see many hands without showdown value here that he would turn into bluffs and i also think he could bet a Q with this sizing.

thanks

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_Anonymous_

15.04.2013, 02:53 0

Originally posted by VasiliZaitsev
by polarizing you mean he wouldn't have a Q here ?
can't see the hands that would bluff on river ... if i was sure he's a fish it's more likely he would bluff, but do you think a reg would have all 87o,AT ... ?
i can't see many hands without showdown value here that he would turn into bluffs and i also think he could bet a Q with this sizing.

thanks

Weak Qx like QT type hands and maybe even QK.

I agree that he may not have a ton of hands that can bluff but given our small bet on the flop villain can float with gutshot+backdoor type hands that can turn into a bluff (as well as hit straights on the turn).

He may be turning pairs into a bluff (66-88).

If we look at his value range it's mostly KTs, T8s, QJ, 5x and maybe JJ.

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