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Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

SB: $21.26 (85 bb)
BB: $117.24 (469 bb) most likely a reg
UTG: $33.22 (132.9 bb)
MP: $15.08 (60.3 bb)
Hero (CO): $51.05 (204.2 bb)
BTN: $25 (100 bb) 18/13 nitik gaming 800h

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8 8
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.75, Hero calls $0.75, BTN calls $0.75, SB folds, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($3.10) K 8 6 (4 players)
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets $1.80, BTN calls $1.80, BB calls $1.80, MP folds

Turn: ($8.50) 2 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4.20, BTN calls $4.20, BB calls $4.20

River: ($21.10) 3 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $6, BTN folds, BB raises to $20.50, Hero ??

What sizing would you use on turn? I thought its kinda okayish since im betting multiway and i shouldn't have too much bluffs here.

On river i decided to bet smallish with intention to target Kx type hands although im not sure its correct because he can have KJ maybe KQ at best due to preflop and he might fold them anyway to a bet. River is kinda meh because no1 bluffs on river at pokerstars. Options?


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EthereaL
Joined: 04.10.2008

I would bet bigger on flop. I like your turn sizing. I would check river. Those guys won't pay you with worse there.


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w34z3l
Joined: 03.08.2009

Hey guys,

Preflop is fine.

Flop for value is good when PFR checks. It doesn't need to be larger imo, smaller if anything.

Turn sizing can be slightly smaller also.

River sizing is decent. I think it's a choice between underbetting and checking. Underbetting often ends up being stronger here. It's partly about targetting Kx hands but it's also about giving either villain rope to bluff with busted hearts. So even if neither opponent ever calls with Kx it can still be decent to underbet and rep weakness. Checking acheives something similar but then we have a zero probability of getting called by worse, hence underbetting generally stronger.

River is a bet/call. We lose to slowplayed flushes only, and if BB slowplayed a flush multi-way on flop and turn then good for him. He can have busted hearts and even worse sets that he decides are good vs the small river sizing.


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Interesting. If we look at sets its - 3 combos. How much bluffs can we find in his range? And he can have a lot of flushes i guess due to preflop?


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w34z3l
Joined: 03.08.2009

Yeah he can certainly have a lot of hearts in his preflop range. I'm just surprised he played it so passively.

I suppose he can bluff with busted heart combos, may even raise 2pair for value if he's fishy (he can have some suited 2 pairs given the preflop action also). Then there is the issue of our small river sizing potentially inducing.

Anyway, difficult to say what his range is. I have a tendency towards discounting hearts because of the slowplay, but ultimately there is a change that hearts are the only thing in his range.


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