3 barrel bluff

You are playing NL2 and I wouldn’t recommend 3 barrel bluffing against a unknown.
I would just check the turn and try to hit the straight and give up the river unimproved.

Cheers,
SDK1987

I agree with SDK. As you mentioned yourself, players are often calling stations, and it’s difficult to bluff then. Your c-bet on the flop seems a reasonable semi-bluff with the OESD, but there’s no point continuing to bet without fold equity, so I would try to check it down after that unless I hit the straight on the river.

Yeah, I agree with the others. The flop c-bet is fine, but on the turn checking seems better. On the river I'd not bet, there are not a lot of hands that you could beat here, that called you 2 streets already.

I would cbet only 1/3pot, because the board is quite dry and if he has some trash he will fold on smaller sizing usually too. I would do the same with nuts. And then I would bet OTT around 3/4pot, because he can have some A-high and pocket pairs which beat us. On this river on NL2 just check/fold here and do the same with busted flush draws.

Originally posted by NgroMartin
in NL2 the rivals tend to be very weak or very calling stations (I think).

There you are right. It does not pay even to think about advanced bluff concepts, because your bluffs are getting called. And it hardly does pay to think about basic bluff concepts.

You can play a CBet OTF, of course. You have an OESD, and your Opponent might have Ax, perhaps with a gutshot, a flush draw or an underpair. He might fold the pair.

But later on, you should c/f. Villain told you that he thinks he has something. He will not go away. Not on NL2. 1/3 bet, followed by 3/4 pot OTT, as MatoStar recommends, might work on NL10. It will not on NL2. Do not slowplay, do not bluff (except CBet), and you will beat NL2. Save your bluffs for higher stakes.

okay. understood! Thank you!

Yeah I would barrel on the turn
he can fold ace highs, underpairs and if he doesn't you have buttload of equity
Also you beat hands like all lower clubs they might even let you win when river goes checked ♦

Plus I have no clue what to do if he bets when I check turn - probable have to fold to anything over half pot
So yeah I'm barelling baby

And definitely giving up this river

Seems like I go against everyone
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