c-betting dilemma.

We probably don't have to think what he thinks, we just need to think what he has imo. Since he will mostly have broadways, he didn't hit this flop. With bacdoor FD and two overs I think it's fine to cbet. We will make some better hands fold (like AQ or AK if he has AK), but we don't mind KQ to fold either. We also have some equity in case he calls us.

This flop hits his range more so we can xc flop and continue on higher card or flush card.

Any notes , stats on him? if hes folding alot at flops to c-bets i think its fine to C-bet here , personally i prefer to C-bet here in mot cases and put pressure on him.

Originally posted by nitrol
This flop hits his range more

I disagree. CO shouldn't call a 3bet with 88-22 nor stuff like 87s. I think the best hands he could have there are usually JJ-99, but he has alot more broadways. On the other hand, we still have QQ+ in our range and alot of preflop bluffs that connect with this board (if we play polarized SB strategy).

Sometimes villains call 3bets wide with pocket pairs so this board might hit him well. Still I believe that our 3bet range crushes his overall call 3bet range on this board. I think it is fine to cbet here. We have good fold equity and some equity in case he calls. We can rep big pocket pairs here.
If this was a single raised pot, I would just check call.

I think villain has small pp and fd. Medium pp beat us too.

This is super close for me but just okay to cbet as we have As, if we had AdJs I would like it a lot less (even tho its close).

XC is meh but has merits.

Id cbet as we indeed block the As.