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Strong 2-pair on River against possible Flush

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vlzvl
Joined: 17.03.2014

PokerStars 8500+1500 No Limit Hold'em Tournament (STT, 9-man, Regular) - 25/50 Blinds - 5 players

HJ: t3550 71 BBs
CO: t1660 33 BBs
BTN: t930 19 BBs
Hero (SB): t1440 29 BBs - (1.6k) VP:18 PFR:10 AF:2.0 - 3B:3 AS:25 FS:85 - CB:40 FC:100 - WS:28 W$:62
BB: t1420 28 BBs - (28) VP:97 PFR:0 AF:0.3 - 3B:0 AS:0 FS:0 - CB:0 FC:25 - WS:31 W$:50

Preflop: (t75) Hero is SB with K :heart: J :club:
1 fold, CO calls t50, 1 fold, Hero calls t25, BB checks

Flop: (t150) 6 :diamond: J :diamond: 2 :spade: (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t100, CO calls t100, Hero calls t100

Turn: (t450) K :spade: (3 players)
Hero bets t340, BB calls t340, 1 fold

River: (t1130) 8 :spade: (2 players)
Hero ???

Should i bet the River as well like a blocking bet against a potential bluff / shove if i check?
I'm thinking something like 30% of the pot, since if he has it that he'll show anyway but i'm losing less and stop his bluffing opportunity while making my life easier.
In addition i don't expect him to have a Flush on the River much of the time, since Flop didn't contained a flush draw.
It's OK reasoning to bet small here? What you would do?


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

I would lead the flop with top pair decent kicker, because the flop is wet and we want to protect our hands against draw and get some value of the hand as well. As played I would most likely check/raise all-inn with top 2 on the turn. The river you can make a thin value shove I think with only the backdoor draw that arrived here.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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vlzvl
Joined: 17.03.2014

I see, thanx.
So basically we check/raise Turn mostly against the 2 draws and 2 Villains, with a good pot size and no headache on the River, am i right?
You're correct, i should had bet the Flop on a limped pot.


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

That seems right to me and no need to slow play this hand ether.


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JKV89
Joined: 05.03.2017

Totally bet the flop


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