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Poker Stars $100.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 237387
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CO: $139.00
Hero (BTN): $113.45
SB: $168.55
BB: $100.00
UTG: $101.50
MP: $132.50

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with A Q
3 folds, Hero raises to $3, SB raises to $11, 1 fold, Hero calls $8

Flop: ($23.00) 3 A 6 (2 players)
SB bets $12.00, Hero calls $12

Turn: ($47.00) J (2 players)
SB bets $20.00, Hero calls $20

River: ($87.00) 6 (2 players)
SB bets $125.55, Hero ???

Villain is 17/15 over 120 hands with an 8% 3bet. No specific reads. Thoughts?

probably a fold. I can't think of any hands that you beat except for KK and pure bluff.

I agree with you that we're basically bluff catching here. What do you think about his bet size, particularly on the turn? Do we expect a TAG to be betting that size with Ax+,KsQh, a pure bluff, or can we even determine anything useful from it?


Also, say the river comes the 8 of spades, and he still shoves. What is our play then?

as played i fold the hand.

what about raise/fold on the flop to his low cbet? it could be that villain want to draw.

Also, say the river comes the 8 of spades, and he still shoves. What is our play then?

i would fold it too, cause only KsXx would make sense. or should he do it with any TsX? i dont think so.

as played i fold the hand.

what about raise/fold on the flop to his low cbet? it could be that villain want to draw.

no, if you raise, you're calling the shove cuz you beat fd and AJ as well as some spazz hands.

I'm folding. Villain doesn't really seem to get out of line too much seeing his stats. AK/AJ/JJ fits perfectly and I definitely don't see anybody at these stakes triple barrel bluff on a Axxxx board with smaller pairs/air.

ask what he hopes to accomplish with the tiny flop/turn bets and i think you'll know what to do on the river

Well, I folded and he showed JTo no spade, which made me pretty annoyed

I still think my fold is alright, but from a game theoretical perspective it seems pretty exploitable. Granted, most players at this level aren't going to exploit it, but it still is eye-opening that I basically am folding my entire range on the river here. Which begs the question, should we ever be slowplaying AJ+ on this board to strengthen our turn calling range?