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[Closed] [NL 50] No c-bet w/ 2nd pair to induce bluff

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NL Holdem $0.50(BB) Replayer
SB ($11.86) 40/15, agg 2.4 (53 hands)
BB ($17.27)
Hero ($68.30)
CO ($61.53)
BTN ($9.75)

Dealt to Hero Q♣ A♠

Hero raises to $1.75, fold, fold, SB calls $1.50, fold

FLOP ($4) Q♠ K♣ 2♦

SB checks, Hero checks

My idea was that c-bet would practically turn my 2nd pair into bluff, so I decided to check to make my opponent - a loose and fairly aggressive fish - bluff and pay me off not only with a 2nd or 3rd pair, but practically with anything. With dry flop, I didn't have to worry about draws.

TURN ($4) Q♠ K♣ 2♦ 2♥

SB bets $2.50, Hero calls $2.50

RIVER ($9) Q♠ K♣ 2♦ 2♥ 5♦

SB bets $7.36, Hero calls $7.36

What do you think of this line?


3 replies
Bierbaer
Joined: 27.05.2005

I like it a lot, the board is very dry so you can definitely check back this flop sometimes to get the aggro guys to barrel some bluffbets into you.

I thought about raising turn or river but i think without specific reads that might be a bit too thin.


I thought about raising turn or river but i think without specific reads that might be a bit too thin.

With his short stack, he actually went all-in on river. However, even if he had a bigger stack, I think a raise would've been too much of a bluff - he'd have to be completely crazy to call with a weaker hand :-)


Bierbaer
Joined: 27.05.2005

Uh, sorry i didn't see he had that short of a stack.

In this case i think a raise at the turn could be ok because he's comitted anyway.

The only question is whether he's bluffing often enough at the river to make a turncall more +EV than a shove.
Imo it almost doesn't matter so i'd shove it in on the turn to get some value from draws.

The "turnraise too thin" was relating to a bigger stacksize.