$10 NLHE 6-max: 99 - Fire on flop or turn or played ok?

Villian Stats (VPIP/PFR/AF): 23/19/3

888 Poker - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: $11.07
SB: $23.04
BB: $11.77
UTG: $10.15
MP: $8.40
Hero (CO): $13.95

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 9d 9c

UTG raises to $0.35, MP calls $0.35, Hero calls $0.35, fold, SB calls $0.30, fold

Flop: ($1.50, 4 players) 4c 2h Jd
SB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($1.50, 4 players) 3d
SB checks, UTG checks, MP bets $0.30, Hero calls $0.30, fold, UTG calls $0.30

River: ($2.40, 3 players) Ks
UTG checks, MP checks, Hero checks

Do I fire on Flop or turn? I generally have a rule against C-betting against more than 1 opponent.

I bet flop, because I doubt a J is checking (unless UTG is big on pot control with AJ or w.e), so we have the best hand a lot, and don't want to be giving 3 other players with their significant combined outs free binkage opportunities.

And before someone says, but what will call that you beat? Well, AK/AQ and stuff like that will defo peel at least one in my experience, along with PPs.

Bet the flop, and it doesn't matter if worse never calls. Getting 3 people to fold 8%-30% equity is good. Getting people to fold their equity = a bluff.

Deffo firing the flop and I think your turn play was far to passive, I think I'm raising raising the turn to that weak small bet. I don't think anyone is ever checking a J on the flop and betting turn unless it's like a set which they are trying to slow play. The small min bet on the turn is like some weaker pair or betting a flush draw or some random over cards.

I'm down with a flop bet on this dry board. There's plenty of dead money.

Cafeman31 said:

And before someone says, but what will call that you beat? Well, AK/AQ and stuff like that will defo peel at least one in my experience, along with PPs.

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Ax high/33/55-88/A3/A5/56 <- all in most villains range and all calling @ 10NL lol

Betting the flop isn't c-betting since you're not the pre-flop aggressor. And while it's less comfortable stabbing against multiple opponents, how much better of a flop do you want? Only 1 over and a low one at that. Plus having 99 instead of a lower pair means fewer overs that can come if you see the turn.

Ok, thanks guys, lesson learnt.

Learned imo

bgomez89 said:

Learned imo

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Thanks. Learning all the time.