$10 NLHE 6-max: ok calling along here?

Villian Stats (VPIP/PFR/AF): 25/18/4

888 Poker - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
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SB: $10.85
Hero (BB): $10.45
BTN: $10.00

SB posts SB $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has Jh Kh

fold, SB raises to $0.30, Hero calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.60, 2 players) Ks Tc 8d
SB bets $0.45, Hero calls $0.45

Turn: ($1.50, 2 players) As
SB bets $0.80, Hero calls $0.80

River: ($3.10, 2 players) 9h
SB checks, Hero bets $1.35, SB calls $1.35

I've had a tough evening, I'd turned my $50 into $112 in a week but back down to $58 after the last 4 days. Not sure what I'm doing differently but I do seem to have trouble getting away from second top pair especially if there's no re-raise by the villain.

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I would have checked behind on the river.

forsakenone said:

I would have checked behind on the river.

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I think villain could have a weaker king or even call with a T on the river if we make the bet small enough

bgomez89 said:

I think villain could have a weaker king or even call with a T on the river if we make the bet small enough

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I dont think its profitable enough considering the amount of times he shows up with a better king or we get raised whether it be a bluff or for value. A ten probably doesnt bet the turn.

Nh well played. Guess he showed up with Ax but i think you played the hand well and should be betting for thin value.

What's the purpose of betting river, why not just check and see what they have? If you thought they'd fold Ax on flop, or turn, then surely you'd have shown them a reason to fold it correct (By raising, or RR), but you didn't, so what's this raise supposed to accomplish on river?

youregoodmate said:

I dont think its profitable enough considering the amount of times he shows up with a better king or we get raised whether it be a bluff or for value. A ten probably doesnt bet the turn.

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Maybe but that's why you make the bet small

Check behind this river. There's defo no value to be had here. Villain is likely check/calling all his one pair Ax hands on a board this scary and could certainly be checkraising the vast amount of straights and twopairs that want to get stacks in.

bgomez89 said:

I think villain could have a weaker king or even call with a T on the river if we make the bet small enough

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What weaker kings? I highly doubt K7 or K6 is in villains range, opening, betting turn and calling the river would be very odd plays alone nevermind all put together.
The latter two of these unliklihoods apply to Tx as well.

Meanwhile almost every Ax hand out there is capable of playing this way, my money would be on AQ or AJ seeing as villain called, minus the hindsight I think we'd get checkraised alot here though by QJ/67 + sets.

Villain stats look reggy and aggro so I could see him playing a lot of kings this way. Yeah we look like we have a decent hand but if we bet small enough he might just say "**** it let's see" and call with weak kings

Alright lets say villain opens K7s and K6s, bets the flop for value then turns them in to a bluff on the turn.

{K6s, K7s} = 4combos
{AJ/AQ/A7/A6/A5/KQ} = 65 combos

This is before we even throw in less likely but very possible holding such as A2-A4 which may or may not open (about as likely to as K6s/K7s though), scared two pair hands or straights and top sets that want to check raise.

This value bet is burning money. Even if QT/KT were locks to call this would not come close to being an EV+ bet.

Deco said:

Check behind this river. There's defo no value to be had here. Villain is likely check/calling all his one pair Ax hands on a board this scary and could certainly be checkraising the vast amount of straights and twopairs that want to get stacks in.

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Thanks for expanding on this. Looking at the hand now I don't think he calls with weaker.