[SH] NL50 AJs

Hey,

Bet and see how often he folds in a 3bet pot. You have some equity plus you block a decent amount of hands that check/call generally in this spot so I would take any opportunity possible to bet and get info about his checking range in a 3bet pot.

I think it's not likely to make him fold by just one bet. He can check/call a lot of Qx, TT/JJ, so I think, if we bet, we should fire a turn barrel, otherwise we just burning money, don't you agree?

If you think his checking range is Qx and TT, JJ always 3 barrel and you win, easy game. I think he has more than those hands in his checking range so one bet should still make him fold quite a bit plus when he calls you still have some OK equity.

Okay, I bet, he check/called, turn was 7:c. Total blank, but his precieved range is still weak. Should we bet or give up, and continue only on spades or hearts ?

Either bet turn and shove river or check and see what he does on the river. Betting just the turn on the blank is unlikely to show a profit given low folding equity. I would bet 3 streets if there's no hand where he's seen me spew or anything of the sorts. He is a reg, he knows we are a reg so without knowing more, it's unlikely a NL50 reg 3 barrel bluffs here often. I would do it first time with decent hands for bluffing like AJs, ATs, heart draws because they block a lot of villain's value range. If I see him call down super light, I adjust my range. If he folds, I keep in mind he gave up once after checking and I started firing.

Okay here is the full HH.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $132.28 (264.6 bb)
SB: $61.71 (123.4 bb)
BB: $136.14 (272.3 bb)
UTG: $62.37 (124.7 bb)
MP: $218.21 (436.4 bb)
Hero (CO): $50 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J A
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, BB raises to $5, Hero calls $3.50

Flop: ($10.25) K 2 Q (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5, BB calls $5

Turn: ($20.25) 6 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $10.50, BB calls $10.50

River: ($41.25) 7 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $29.50 and is all-in, BB calls $29.50

He called with KJo. After shoving, I felt it was a big spew as everything missed and I rep only KQ (have a few KK/QQ/AK in my calling range tho, but he doesn't know/never seen that). He didn't see me spew before.

OK, now you know he plays reasonably balanced since that is close to the top of his checking range and shouldn't fold it. What you can take from this is that he doesn't check super weak in 3bet pots so you shouldn't go too crazy with barreling on high card boards, esp when draws miss.

On the other hand, when he cbets, you can prob float and/or raise quite often since 71% cbet should be too high, esp when some top pairs go in his checking range. If he barrels a high frequency you should bluffcatch very light when draws miss since it seems he cbets quite polarised. For example, here, if he barrels off he reps QQ, KK, KQ, AK and AA he reps about 20 smth combos of value so when draws bust you usually get the odds to call down with stuff that blocks his value range, unless he just turns super passive on one street and you know he gives up his bluffs.

Thank you sir!