NL10 Zoom Hit after bluff c-bet

Hey Harrier88,

you can also think about flatting preflop and the depends on villain stats. If he rerally folds to 3bet we are doing better than his calling range. On the other hand we can make a bluff out form our hand so it sis worth to be careful here. I am not really sure about cBet. Villain won't fold better hands here and will hardly call with worse. But we have backdoor flush draw some and overcards so we might do quite well. When we hit Q on the turn i would play b/f and. On that river i don't see many hands that we beat. Maybe JJ and KQ. I think we overplayed our hand a bit.

Originally posted by Alan883
you can also think about flatting preflop and the depends on villain stats.

AQos can be tough to play out of position and on the defense, so I don't think flat calling would lead to many profitable situations. If a 3bet was too strong in this situation, I guess we'd be better off folding.
That said, I think this is actually not a bad spot for a 3bet. Villain's range should be relatively loose since he's on the button, and it might even include a few weaker aces. There is also the possibility that villain is trying to steal, and fold to any raise. And if all else fails, there is still a chance that we can take down the pot with a c-bet. We don't have this opportunity with a call, and a fold would be too weak in my opinion.

Originally posted by Alan883
I am not really sure about cBet. Villain won't fold better hands here and will hardly call with worse. But we have backdoor flush draw some and overcards so we might do quite well.

Villain wasn't really supposed to call with worse hands, I just wanted to take down the pot without a contest. He should have plenty of drawing hands that missed the flop in his range, so I should have had a decent amount of fold equity. If he had raised, at least I would have known that I'm beat. I also planned to give up the hand on the turn in case of a call.

Originally posted by Alan883
When we hit Q on the turn i would play b/f.

I saw myself ahead and wanted villain to believe that my c-bet was a pure bluff (which was true) and my hand is still unimproved, which is a pretty common situation. He should be willing to float with pretty much any two cards here.
Bet/fold probably would have been a good choice in a multiway pot or if villain was UTG, but in this case, I believe we are ahead too often. Besides, I'm pretty sure villain would have folded to any bet. 3bet preflop, bet flop, bet turn, is a very aggressive line indicative of a monster hand.

Originally posted by Alan883
On that river i don't see many hands that we beat. Maybe JJ and KQ. I think we overplayed our hand a bit.

Both villain and me were pot-commited, I don't think there were many alternatives. Our hand simply is too strong for check/fold, especially considering the pot odds. Check/call would only give my opponent the chance to see a "cheap" showdown with worse hands.