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A4s 4bet bluff

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Paraibuda
Joined: 24.08.2022

Pacific Poker - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 101.8 BB
BB: 117.4 BB
CO: 29.2 BB
Hero (BTN): 113.2 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♠ 4♠

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, SB raises to 9 BB, fold, Hero raises to 22.4 BB, SB calls 13.4 BB

Flop: (45.8 BB, 2 players) K♠ Q♦ 7♠
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (45.8 BB, 2 players) 6♠
SB bets 30.2 BB, Hero calls 30.2 BB

River: (106.2 BB, 2 players) 3♠
SB checks, Hero bets 60.6 BB and is all-in, SB calls 49.2 BB and is all-in

Spoiler

SB shows Q♣ Q♥ (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 67%, Flop 74%, Turn 23%)
Hero shows A♠ 4♠ (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 33%, Flop 26%, Turn 77%)
Hero wins 192.6 BB

4bet bluff because V was 3betting 12% (28/21 player).
OTF I decide to check to realize equity and because I don't see much that he calls a 4bet here and folds to a c-bet. That and the fact that I assume he is probing every turn card so if I complete the flush I will get the money in.

*In this spot should I cbet-bluff or check behind?

T no problem, don't want to scare him away, unpaired board, just hoping river is not pairing or an action-killer spade.

R is an action-killer spade.


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aleasy77
Joined: 03.03.2014

For me 4bet is not bad move, sometimes I play similar low suited aces on button vs blinds. On flop I think check have advantages. When we check we get free turn and can hit nuts. In our range are more better hands here but in another side I don't see many hands better fold vs our cbet (maybe JJ-TT which more times go all in preflop than call 4bet without position but KK, QQ, AK, AA similar but I see sometimes how people call 4bet on SB/BB with KK/AA. On turn call is ok we can keep still possible some combination AA/AK too which this hands can fold to raise all in on turn.
Yeah river kills action but still bet.


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LookAwayNow
Joined: 30.06.2011

4-bet bluff vs an active 3-bettor is fine. Also your size is good. His 3-bet size is too small though. Flop I would c-bet 25%, I don't expect him to have many sets, because KK/QQ should shove pre and it would be really bad to trap with those out of position. 77 is questionable. Sometimes checking the flop can be good, especially if he's aggressive and we expect him to stab the turn a lot of the time.

The rest of the hand is standard. Turn we never raise, river easy jam.


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I agree with the 4bet as well but dont like your check behind OTF. You want to bet. You could represent KK,QQ,AK. Flop favores your range.


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

Cbet the flop would be standard. Off course it's tough to give villain to many hands that would call a 4bet and would continue on the flop. Its a good way to win the pot without showdown. If villain would shove the flop you need to call and hoping to hit the flush. I don't expect villain would play a set like this. 77 would fold pre-flop and KK and QQ would stack off pre-flop most of the time. Also defending hands like 88-JJ AQ+ without position is tricky.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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Dr1fter808
Joined: 11.10.2017

Surely the villain with QQ messed up. I would jam QQ vs 4bet every time especially in the blind battles and at these ESS.


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