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2-paired the Turn, River hit a gutshot straight, OOP.

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vlzvl
Joined: 17.03.2014

PokerStars 8500+1500 - NLHE Tournament (STT, 9-man, Regular) - 15/30 Blinds - 7 players

MP: t1110, 37 BBs
MP+1: t390, 13 BBs
HJ: t740, 25 BBs
CO: t930, 31 BBs (9) VP:33 PFR:11 AF:0.0 3B:0 AS:0 FS:0 CB:0 FC:100 WS:0 W$:0
BTN: t2190, 73 BBs
Hero (SB): t2150, 72 BBs
BB: t1490, 50 BBs

Preflop: (t45) Hero is SB with T :spade: J :diamond:
3 folds, CO calls t30, 1 fold, Hero calls t15, BB checks

Flop: (t90) Q :spade: J :spade: 6 :diamond: (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t30, CO calls t30, Hero calls t30

Turn: (t180) T :club: (3 players)
Hero bets t90, 1 fold, CO calls t90

River: (t360) A :heart: (2 players)
Hero ???

I checked the River because it looked to me quite a bad card.
However after some thought i find i should continue with a blocking bet to get calls from some high cards and if he raises over the top i know i'm beaten and fold.
But if i check i feel i give way too much value with my 2-pair.
It's OK to fire a 1/3 bet here since i'm calling if he bets? What is standard thinking here? tx


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coldchurch
Joined: 20.02.2013

I don't like leading the turn, you could be way behind here and getting raised would suck. Just xcall, depending on sizing.


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vlzvl
Joined: 17.03.2014

Originally posted by coldchurch
I don't like leading the turn, you could be way behind here and getting raised would suck. Just xcall, depending on sizing.

I actually bet because of the spade draw. Don't like to wait for River to get value from my 2-pair and spade misses, then i gain nothing. Of course he can have a straight now but well i need to find out or get some money if he doesn't have it.
His min-bet on flop doesn't tell me anything at all, except he has some spades or any kind of pair.
That's pretty much my thought :f_cool:


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

We are still multi way off course and against 2 fishy players most likely I wouldn’t mind leading for thin value and protection with 2 pair on a scary board like this, but then I would bet around pot size. I expect they could still call with worse and the river I would try to get a cheap showdown by checking and fold on a reasonable bet.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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vlzvl
Joined: 17.03.2014

Originally posted by SDK1987
We are still multi way off course and against 2 fishy players most likely I wouldn’t mind leading for thin value and protection with 2 pair on a scary board like this, but then I would bet around pot size. I expect they could still call with worse and the river I would try to get a cheap showdown by checking and fold on a reasonable bet.

Cheers,
SDK1987

I see, thanx.
So i should bet more the Turn, i agree. I only "saw" the flush draw but not the straight draw at that moment, that warrants a bigger raise against 2 villains.
I suppose on River we can't do much OOP with that kind of board :f_biggrin:, i just hope he interprets my check suspicious and check back :f_drink:
So turning my hand to bluff catcher is better here than a blocking bet?


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

On the river, I don’t think you get any value and a CO fish will never bluff as well.
I would check/fold the river most of the time.


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