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passive player raises river.

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crazyguy
Joined: 22.02.2008

Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $2.10 (105 bb)
BB: $2.28 (114 bb)
UTG: $1.91 (95.5 bb)
MP: $2.31 (115.5 bb)
CO: $3.38 (169 bb)
BTN: $3.13 (156.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A♥: 7♦:
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.06, Hero raises to $0.18, BB folds, BTN calls $0.12

Flop: ($0.38) 9♥: 3♠: 3♦: (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($0.38) A♣: (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($0.38) K♣: (2 players)
Hero bets $0.14, BTN raises to $0.44, Hero ???

Oke, so another hand of mine I played recently.

Preflop I 3-bet as a bluff against a player who, at first glance, has some passive tendencies (one note saying: "checks twice with top pair good kicker").
So at this flop i decided to give it up right there and check-fold to almost any bet.
Turn improves me but also hits his range well. so another check-fold to almost any bet.
River is I think quite a good card for a stab at the pot and some thin value out of hands like KQ, KJ and so on. and i split with al the other aces in the deck. However Villain decides to raise the river. I think his range is not very strong and expect to split here most of the time if I call.
What do you guys think about the river and is this a call or a fold?


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

Against a passive player, a 3bet bluff seems tricky with a weak ace, but as played I would most likely bet for thin value on the turn. If he’s raising you can make an easy fold. That’s for the river the same.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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Hesticus
Joined: 24.06.2008

I would fold this hand pre but as played, I would bet turn and x/f river. Passive players will call down many hands and will never turn their hand into a bluff. We can safely bet turn for value but when called, we should slow down and fold vs a bet.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

Fold preflop and save the trouble for another day.
As played river is a fold.


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MrQNo
Joined: 30.09.2006

I don’t like the preflop 3bet. A passive player is not necessarily a weak player, and he might call instead of fold. If i see a passive player raising, i tend to fold weaker hands.

As played, the Flop is good for a CBet.

OTT you have top pair. Lucky. Bet, don’t give free cards.

OTR you are beaten. b/f is correct.


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