76s from SB

Preflop our hand is made for this.
On flop with double gutter it is ok to xc.

the only concern is river bet - why so small ? 25-28 bb I guess would also be payed.

river bet can go even bigger.

I think this line is fine. You can bet bigger OTR I think.

Originally posted by nitrol
river bet can go even bigger.

Since we don't know who the villain is and how donkish he is, I guess on the 4 straight board he could find fold button vs 3/4 or bigger sizing.

I also think it's all fine except the river size. He will call the same range vs 1/2 or a bit bigger size probably.

I am yet one more yay-sayer (and donk bigger OTR).

The check-raise OTR is easily overvalued. Just assign probabilities for various events (of him betting in the first place (how much?), of him calling a check-raise of this and that size). Compute EV and compare to EV of donking, and it is easy to see that it takes a bit of luck to get in a good-sized check-raise. This is a major reason that drawing OOP without initiative is not nearly as juicy as drawing IP.

About sizing. By betting the size you actually bet, you "give yourself" implied odds less than 4:1. Had this been a straight draw without the added outs, the turn call (given river sizing) is a mathematical loser.

I think this is probably fine in general. In regards to the river sizing, I think it depends a lot on what other hands you're valuebetting- larger bets mean that you're polarizing your range a bit more and thus your opponent won't call as often. Are you valuebetting all 2 pairs (stuff like 98, 86s, etc?). If so, I think I like your sizing (and would also throw in bluffs like 64, 54, some 9x, and some random hearts you may have).

if you're just valuebetting straights only OTR, I guess I don't hate a larger river bet. Just know that players at microstakes don't take the check/check/donk huge line without the nuts (regulars at least) and you aren't going to really see many players turning made hands into bluffs. So if villain is a regular, I think I like a smallish bet size OTR to get him to hero with some 2 pairs/etc.

I think if you play NL2, the river call would most of the time happen whether you bet 1/2 a pot, 1/3 of a pot or closer to 2/3. So I'd rather take as much value as possible.

It is worth underlining that if you go for a too small size, then you shouldn't be calling turn in the first place (at least not for odds and outs only). This time it's fine (up to 13 outs unless I am mistaken), but with 8 outs the hand must be folded.

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