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Hey everyone,

This hand is from when I took a shot a week or two ago.

I haven't been playing long at the table. Villain so far is 31/28 with a 12% 3 bet. Flop cbet is 3/3 so far and turn is 2/2 over 29 hands. He sat out against me when the table broke and we were HU, so I'd guess he atleast respects my game somewhat.

What do you think of all streets? Is making a thin 4 bet preflop better because of his small sizing? What do you make of his small flop sizing and big turn/river sizing?

Poker Stars $2/$4 No Limit Hold'em $0.80 Ante - 4 players - View hand 1504482
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BB: $1009.20
CO: $498.25
BTN: $1004.60
Hero (SB): $1287.80

Pre Flop: ($9.20) Hero is SB with A Q
2 folds, Hero raises to $16, BB raises to $40, Hero calls $24

Flop: ($83.20) 3 A 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $46, Hero calls $46

Turn: ($175.20) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $124, Hero calls $124

River: ($423.20) T (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $298, Hero ?

Thanks.

I think raise/calling pre-flop is fine, I'm not certain if worse hands would call your 4bet and you'd have to fold to a 5bet as well. I wouldn't read into his flop cbet size too much, it's possible he just standardizes his cbet size in position to 1/2 pot like he would in a 100bb game. Regulars are pretty bad at bet sizing if they don't play deep often, try not to level yourself about it until you can take notes.

As far as the river, IDK, the problem is that you always have exactly what you have here so it's really a question of whether or not your villain thinks you can fold the top of your range (and I'm guessing not) so it's probably AK or Aces Up IMO.