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Hey S,

Why do you cbet so small here?

What is your thinking behind the turn check/raise? What are you trying to make him fold and why? What other hands are there in his range?

Cbet low, because he would have raised QQ+, so maybe he has pairs calling for set value. So i think I did not need to protect my hands.

Most people would pot flop to protect against flush, so if I cbet small, I can represent I'm on flush draw.

So I checked turn, with the intention of raising to show strength. So he can fold, I dont think i'll win showdown often he could have random K/Q that beat me if I dont improve.

If he potted the turn, I would have folded though, he could have weak flush draw or a weak flush or some random K/Q.

If he had Ad or Qd he would have raised or shown strength. And AQd is in my range since I raised and checked raised. Well at least what I wanted to represent i think.

River same principle check raised him twice +raise preflop should show enough strength since I did not improve and I was wary of K/Q and small flush, honestly I did not put him on straight draw, now that I looked at it.

I'm not too good with ranges, trying my best to understand it, so my thinking might be flawed.

It's fine, you have to start somewhere.

What about getting value on the flop? What do you get called when you bet like that? How does that interact with the turn card?

How often have you seen someone fold top pair or second pair with a flushdraw on NL2?

Yeah but I like to get a good hand before maximizing my value, I'm poor on the turn/river, if I don't improve on the flop.

Flush draw mainly or straight one or he likes continuing with weak pair/middle pair. Turn card hits his ranges for flush and straight.

Not much really.

You can also consider checking to call. You sort of pot control a bit that way plus he can now bluff all hands he got to the flop with.

As played, you see his range becomes quite strong on the turn so trying to bluff doesn't make sense. Knowing that people don't fold means you should value bet wider instead of bluffing. Bet your second pair with strong kicker instead of your air because they already show they call worse (speaking for general plan now, not this specific case).