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doubtful decisions on 3 streets

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casadewinna
Joined: 13.01.2011

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 6 players - View hand 2813226

BTN: $2.00
SB: $2.00
BB: $2.67
UTG: $2.99
MP: $5.62
Hero (CO): $3.90

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with Q♥ 9♦ Q♠ 7♦
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, BTN calls $0.06, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.15) 7♥ 9♠ T♦ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks


Since I don't have x/r range as PFR here I need to decide whether to bet/fold or x/c. On the one hand we block a lot of rundown combos like QJxx, T98x and so on, on the other hand it's still a lot 8 (J,T,9,7,6) hands in villian's range. So I don't think I can print money by betting. From other perspective it allows me to bluff barrel on 8,J,9 (I don't know, if it's good idea vs. villain's calling range) and to protect my range on 9 and 7. But I'm sure I'm behind villains calling range and have few outs to improve.
Check puts me on a creepy spot as well: I have a vulnerable hand on draw heavy dynamic flop OOP. I think I have enough equity to x/c but what is my gameplan? I can't bluff any turn after checking the flop, and I can't construct strong enough x/c range here at all.
So what is better?

Turn: ($0.15) A♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.12, Hero calls $0.12


The only reason to call this turn is villain's check otf. Still, even against dry ace we have only 34%

River: ($0.39) Q♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks


I think, I should VB the river since only KJ improves. And it's not too much KJ combos in villain's range after checking this flop. On the other hand it's not that easy to call such board runout w/ some top+mid pair.


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Kyyberi
Joined: 09.07.2010

Make the cbet. Check-call is bad because you have 0 nut outs and only 4 outs really improve your hand (happens 10% of times). When you check you rarely have the straight/sets in your range, so opponent can easily bluff you. Once you call the flop with a hand that doesn't really improve in most of the turns, what do you do when opponent bets again on blank turn? And after that the same problem is on the river.

When you cbet, your opponent can easily fold a lot of equity (any AKxx, dry KK, any Txxx, gutshots with A or K...)

As played definitely valuebet the river and get calls from Axxx hands/2 pairs. 22 cents is fine.

What comes to instant profit, if opponent continues to your flop cbet with 2pairs, sets, straights and OESD/wrap you have 65% FE. Huge instant profit, as for 10c cbet you need 40% FE with total air. Now you even have decent equity against his calling range.


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casadewinna
Joined: 13.01.2011

Thank you for response!


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