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$0.5/$1 Fixed-Limit Hold'em (6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 3:s, A:c.
3 folds, BU raises, Hero 3-Bets, BB folds, BU calls.

Flop: (7 SB) 5:s, 5:d, 7:s (2 players)
Hero bets, BU calls.

Turn: (4.5 BB) 9:s (2 players)
Hero bets, BU calls.

River: (6.5 BB) A:s (2 players)
Hero checks, BU checks.

Final Pot: 6.5 BB.
C/c river for bluff induce ok ?


2 replies
tomzyb
Joined: 02.08.2007

As played, i'd rather bet/fold river, because after he calls turn he looks SD-bound, and will pay you off with all pairs. And he is very unlikely to bluff raise the river. When he has a better hand, you will allways have to put money in, and when he will have a worse hand he will most often check behind. So the plan is to allways put the money in so that you make sure it goes in at times when you are ahead.

I am not sure about the turn play though, maybe better for trying a bluff induce from hands like J7s-Q7s, JT-KQ, because you don't have the best hand often enaugh so you arent valuebeting here, allso protection against hands like T8,JT.. doesnt have much sense, though the pot is not small.
The thing is, on the turn you only win against hands mentioned above (J7s-Q7s, JT-KQ), and you loose to pocket pairs 22-88, 65s, 75-76s, 86s, 87s, 96s, 97s, 98, T7s, J7s, J9, Q9, K7, K9, A8-AQ. As mentioned i think there are more hands that beat you than those you beat and can draw out on you, therefore i think bluff inducing on the turn has more value than trying to protect against drawing hands worse than yours. But your equity is afcourse good enaugh to continue given the pot size, so i'd c/c turn.


firsttsunami
Joined: 23.01.2006

It's close between betting the turn and checking. i vary between betting and check/calling. i would bet the river because he will probably just raise with K or A :spade: that he doesn't have very often and he might have called with a naked ace with a :spade: and he is certainly also calling the river, even without the flush. the chance to get raised is very low but he is supposed to see the showdown with enough worse hands and to a raise, i would call though but if you plan to fold to a riverraise, bet/fold is definetly better.