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common river spot... Is it a bluff or thin value?

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Skodljivec
Joined: 17.12.2011

Villain is an unknown, too small of a sample... i'm wondering... Do you usually interpret this bet as a bluff or value bet? What do people usually think when they take such lines? They have decent equtiy ott and want to see a cheap river, or do they have a hand that can't win at sd, and think it's obvious we don't have a monster here as well?

So, basically, do you prefer a fold or call in such spots?

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

MP: $42.39 (84.8 bb)
CO: $43.06 (86.1 bb)
BTN: $51.65 (103.3 bb)
Hero (SB): $68.90 (137.8 bb)
BB: $49.63 (99.3 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q J 4 T
2 folds, BTN raises to $1.75, Hero calls $1.50, BB folds

Flop: ($4) 9 3 J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $2.50, Hero calls $2.50

Turn: ($9) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($9) K (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $5.50,


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Ribbo
Joined: 25.06.2010

I don't see how you can be good here.

There are so many completed draws here that I am not sure it's a good spot to bluff anything less than full pot here. This looks more like a value bet of some kind with a weak flush


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RuiBouquet
Joined: 21.03.2008

Don't you think we could check/raise that flop? We are blocking the top pair, the flop is too dry and we still have 8 clear outs for the nuts... Maybe with a BDFD it would be easier to check/raise...


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Ribbo
Joined: 25.06.2010

I would prefer a turn donk to a flop checkraise.


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Aronyau
Joined: 09.07.2012

Don´t you think the fact that villain didn´t barrel the turn removes a lot of flush combos otr?
I think that betsize tell against an unknown is decent, but i wouldn´t rely on it that much. Also we only need to be good around 28% (?) of the time.


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JonikoP
Joined: 15.05.2010

What about c/r river?


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RuiBouquet
Joined: 21.03.2008

Originally posted by JonikoP
What about c/r river?

We have bluffcatching value in our hand... No need for c/r I think...


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Aronyau
Joined: 09.07.2012

When folding>calling it doesn´t matter if we have sd value at all.


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Tim64
Joined: 03.11.2008

Originally posted by Aronyau
Don´t you think the fact that villain didn´t barrel the turn removes a lot of flush combos otr?
I think that betsize tell against an unknown is decent, but i wouldn´t rely on it that much. Also we only need to be good around 28% (?) of the time.

Turn completes many draws. He may not barrel bare turned fds if there is a danger of getting ch raised off his equity.


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