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Villain is a new player, sat down with a full stack.

Villain called pretty light, wondering if I'm crazy or if my range is super strong here on the river.

Poker Stars $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 3 players - View hand 1831365
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Hero (BTN): $101.00
SB: $99.73
BB: $70.09

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with X X
Hero raises to $2.50, SB calls $2, 1 fold

Flop: ($6.00) 3 T K (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3.78, SB calls $3.78

Turn: ($13.56) 8 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $8.54, SB calls $8.54

River: ($30.64) Q (2 players)
SB bets $17, Hero raises to $46.50

It seems like you are representing A X, or a hand like AK, QJ, KJ that decided to turn their hand into a bluff on the river.

yeah, i'd say you are valubetting a set, decent two pair or a Flush. Could definitly be bluffing to, but it almost had to be a pair turned into a bluff, most likely QJ, or AT or A3 if you barrel that on the turn.

Villain should most likely fold almost anything but the occasonal flush, since he will rarely ever, or should ever, turn up with a straight or a set. even KQ seems to be a fold. Only way for villain to make a herocall here, would be a pretty high levelling result of thinking: My entire range is bluff catchers, so villain should turn his entire range into a bluff. That said, even if that were true, calling Tx would probably still be bad.

c/c, c/c, donk river when the flush completes is often the flush from a fish, so I'd only raise the nut flush here, and maybe J high flush.

What`s the point of guessing the hand, without reads on villain, stats, your playing style, and image at the table.
But ok, you have a nut flush, maybe Royal.Your range is super strong when you take this line.Don`t think you turn a set, str8 or 2 pair into a bluff vs unknown here.
I like your bet sizing i like how you played the hand, i just don`t understand the point of guessing the hand without any information.

I'd say you have a flush and he has either a str8 AJ, some Jx or QT, KQ for two pair.

What`s the point of guessing the hand, without reads on villain, stats, your playing style, and image at the table.
But ok, you have a nut flush, maybe Royal.Your range is super strong when you take this line.Don`t think you turn a set, str8 or 2 pair into a bluff vs unknown here.
I like your bet sizing i like how you played the hand, i just don`t understand the point of guessing the hand without any information.

Yeah I guess "guess my hand" wasn't the best title for the post. I just wanted to see how light you would look an unknown player up here.

Villain tank called with AT here, hence the reason for posting the hand.

my apologies, I missread the hand in my reply on top, thought, he just tripple c/c ed.

Readless I would fold everything except the nut flush here lol if I was the villan

A-high flush or J9dd, because it doesn't make sense to raise for value with a lower flush here (not even mentioning a set or a straight).

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Oh yeah I forgot - A X, so blocker to the nut flush - guess you got called by two pair or something

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Yeah I guess "guess my hand" wasn't the best title for the post. I just wanted to see how light you would look an unknown player up here.

Villain tank called with AT here, hence the reason for posting the hand.

Lol, I would fold AT. But then, I probably wouldn't donk OTR for 1/2 either.....at least now you can assume this guy is fishy.

PolRized. Nut flush, royal flush or nothing.