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Overplayed AJ in bluff 3b pot?

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briccius
Joined: 26.06.2007

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 112.5 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 59 BB
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.68, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 40)
MP: 263 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
CO: 164.5 BB (VPIP: 9.09, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♠ J♣

fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10 BB, fold, MP calls 7 BB

Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) 6♠ 9♦ 4♥
Hero bets 8.5 BB, MP calls 8.5 BB

Turn: (38 BB, 2 players) A♦
Hero bets 11.5 BB, MP calls 11.5 BB

River: (61 BB, 2 players) 2♥

Spoiler

Hero bets 26 BB, MP calls 26 BB

Hero shows A♠ J♣ (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 45%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)
MP shows 6♥ 6♦ (Three of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 55%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)
MP wins 109 BB

Pre: 3betting AJo as a bluff vs MP

Flop: On a dry flop, I make a small cbet, hoping to get rid of AK or AQ (which he might still call sometimes, expecting many cbets on a dry flop like this, so this point is a little iffy) and folding out other hands with equity that I am currently ahead of, maybe also some small PPs he called for set value.

Turn: after Villain´s flop call, I gave him lots of pocket pairs. Probably he also has some Ax that he did not want to fold to a small cbet!? In that case, he would have me outkicked (I would only expect him to call flop with his better Ax) Maybe slowplayed sets, but honestly, I did not expect lots of check-calls with sets even on dry flops!? Or should I? I made a very small bet, lest the A might scare him away, (in my mind the bulk of his range being PPs).
Against his real range, I now think checking is better, intending a small valuebet OTR if he checks back.

River: As played, half pot bet OTR looks like an overplay. If I do bet, it should be way smaller as some sort of block bet/thin value bet. Actually, I like this a little better than checking, because I really would not know what to do if he bet.

As played, I wonder why he did not raise river?


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

I don’t think I would ever 3bet bluff against an unknown that’s playing so deep on NL2. I don’t think a bluff will work enough. I would call pre-flop and her-evaluate the flop.

As played a Cbet will be thin, because he will only fold ace high here most likely and you block those hands with you’re Ace as well. I would check and her-evaluate on further action and bet on the ace turn for sure.

Further your river bet for thin value is maybe a little bit too thin. I don’t think he would call 3 streets with AT or worse and I don’t think he will fold better.

That last question you can better ask to your villain, but he will miss some value with call only. Off course you wouldn’t call with AJ if he would raise here anyway.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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la55i
Joined: 27.01.2013

Std call pre.
OTF I don't see much reason to cbet.
When he calls OTF and OTT in a 3bet pot I would say he doesn't have many weaker hands.


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SuperChompa
Joined: 26.07.2016

Generally speaking, not only for nl2 from sb it is usually better to 3 bet or fold. For me AJo I more on the fold side, but it is close :)
On the flop, yeah no reasons to cbet. It is spew because people can call you with virtually nothing and if you don't hit your ace on the turn you will check and they will push you out of the pot.
Otherwise in 3 bet pot when you hit top pair and you are against set it is dificult to get away. So I'd be happy that I didn't loose to much... could have been worse.


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la55i
Joined: 27.01.2013

I'm not sure if we should use 3bet or fold strategy against UTG or MP. There are some hands that are better to just call.
Folding AJo vs MP open is kinda on the tight side imo.


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