Seems light on HHs in here lately

[Silly String]

Not too interesting, but I thought I'd get some other opinions on this hand since it has been kinda dead on HH's in the SH forum lately.
Villain is 24/17/3 over 40ish hands. No notes or showdowns, playing TAG, 3bet couple times(9%), steals a good bit(43%), cbets and folds to cbet like std TAG.
My image is standard TAG 22/16/~2 and steal about 35% if he knows. He has not seen me spew err make any moves yet.

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (Button) ($100)
SB ($136)
BB ($124)
UTG ($109.50)
MP ($113.80)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, J
2 folds, Hero raises $3, SB calls $2.50, 1 fold

Flop: ($7) 3, 4, 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $5, SB raises $15, Hero calls $10

Turn: ($37) 8 (2 players)
SB bets $27, Hero calls $27

River: ($91) 6 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Total pot: $91

[nutsinho]

When I clicked on this I was thinking "There had better be a hand history in this thread"

I think folding the turn should be your play like 85% of the time. Shoving the river as played is good vs. a lot of people.

[dalecooper]

I give him credit and fold that almost-the-worst-turn-ever pretty much always. I agree with nutsinho, as played you should be prepared to bluff the river - your hand is probably good there like one time in six or less. If he doesn't have a club he has something else that beats your one pair.

[jyms]

Depending on opponents I fold the flop raise almost always, if I peel and he fires a good sized bet on the turn, I know i am done unless I can beat TPTK.

I don't think most players under $200NL have two streets of bluff in them, unless they are spewy. Most 18/16 - 24/18 types aren't spewy in this way.

As played, I always fire a river bet on a four flush board, even 2/3's here gets paid enough

[Silly String]

Thanks for the input despite the shitty HH post. I'm just bored and can't find any HH's worth discussing so I thought I'd throw some out here.
I guess without history you are not keeping an Aggro jackoff real honest on this board?


Here's another lame-O HH. Villain is typical fish at 50/14/2 over only a few hands. Comments on turn bet size and river block bet appreciated.

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($11)
CO ($106)
Button ($151.35)
SB ($114)
Hero (BB) ($100)
UTG ($25.10)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J, Q
3 folds, Button calls $1, 1 fold, Hero raises $3, Button calls $3

Flop: ($8.50) 9, J, 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $6, Button calls $6

Turn: ($20.50) A (2 players)
Hero bets $13, Button calls $13

River: ($46.50) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $18, Button calls $18

Total pot: $82.50

[dalecooper]

I check the river always. First he rarely has a hand that he'll call with on the river that you have beat, unless he's beyond retarded (if he is, I take a note based on this hand's showdown and start value-towning him on all subsequent hands). Second, he's probably bad/passive enough to not bluff much. And third, that ace hit him somewhat frequently - I have reoccuring nightmares of A showdowns in hands like this one, and also Ax because he just felt like calling a bet ("pokah is fun, wheeee!").

If you had AJ, AK, or AQ I don't mind your play. With QJ I just check.

[minSim]

Hand 1: I agree on folding turn the majority of time. If turn is like 8, what's hero's play (and possibly river plan?)

Hand 2: I actually think river is too thin and c/f should be standard against a non-aggressive fish, but who knows, maybe he's a big enough calling station.

[Silly String]

I have reoccuring nightmares of A showdowns in hands like this one, and also Ax because he just felt like calling a bet ("pokah is fun, wheeee!").

I have the same "monsters under the bed" thoughts during these hands, but do you b/f turn or c/f vs this fish?

Minsim, the river wasn't for value it was a blocking bet. I felt I would c/c up to $18 so I should bet it instead. Poor line of thinking vs a passive fish on this hand probably. I was going to block with less, but I didn't want to induce a bluff raise. I am probably giving this fish too much credit as he'll bluff like never.

[Galapogos]

Minsim, the river wasn't for value it was a blocking bet. I felt I would c/c up to $18 so I should bet it instead. Poor line of thinking vs a passive fish on this hand probably. I was going to block with less, but I didn't want to induce a bluff raise. I am probably giving this fish too much credit as he'll bluff like never.

Exactly, I c/f a lot.

[dalecooper]

I have reoccuring nightmares of A showdowns in hands like this one, and also Ax because he just felt like calling a bet ("pokah is fun, wheeee!").

I have the same "monsters under the bed" thoughts during these hands, but do you b/f turn or c/f vs this fish?

b/f turn, c/f river. I think on the turn you have no reason yet to think he's got much - but once he calls again he's either really loose, or he's still chasing a frush (in which case you can safely check the river and probably not get bluffed), or he's chasing a frush and now has a pair of aces. It's hard to make ranges for feeesh but that ace helped him more than you once he calls a second bet.

[Silly String]

Thank you Dale.

Any comments about bet sizing in hand #2? I feel the turn is by far my worst street and I think bet sizing has a lot to do with that.

[dalecooper]

I'm fine with it under the circumstances. Board is dangerous; opponent is unlikely to smell weakness and bluff; your hand isn't so good that it really needs to be "protected"; you both have at least 100 BBs. The important thing is to shut it down as soon as he shows aggression, because he's very likely not fucking with you - and you'd be turning his minor mistakes earlier in the hand into a major mistake on your part, one that swings the equity back his direction. I think your bet sizing here is sufficient to get value, not give him great drawing odds (with the understanding that you won't do anything stupid if another diamond comes = no implied odds), and also not cost you your ass if he wakes up with something good. Also if he happens to have a weak jack or something, you don't want to run him out of the hand - let him hang around and check it back to you on the river for the delicious, somewhat unexpected win.

[Genitruc]

fold turn as played shove river

edit : only read 1st hand

[Alexos]

fold turn as played shove river

this..

as for second I think you can c/f river