$2 NLHE 6-max: Facing a 3 barrel holding a bluff catcher

The game is NL2 zoom 6max and i am at the button with A4s. Both me and the villain sit around 80-90BB I opt for my standard 2.5x to 0,05$. SB folds and BB 3bets to 0,16$. I am in position with a good hand play postflop and i believe i can get away cheaply from a dominated top pair. Plus people in zoom resteal like theres no tomorrow (same thing i do) so theres a big chance the villain is bluffing and is going to give up after the flop or maybe after a cbet. So i am prepared to float a safe flop.

Flop is 9,,8,4r. Villain continues for 2/3 pot. Great flop for me to continue with my small pair. Villain is probably representing an overpair.

Turn 9. Villain continues for 3/4 pot.. if i believe i am good at the flop this card is really great for me. so i call again. river 7. Villain shoves for a pot sized bet. Lets say pot is 1,05$ and villain shoves for 0,95$.

So here are my thoughts... If villain haves what hes repping, (an overpair) then wouldnt he like to pot control after the 9 came and i called his bet? There are so many 9s in my 3bet calling range in position, like 9,10s j9s 89s.. people in NL2 dont think about stuff like that anyway and tend to overvalue their overpairs. but still i believe even a microstakes donk at least considers check calling with QQ when the board pairs for the top card. especially when its a 9 or a 10. On the other hand there are many combos of good resteal hands that beat me. J10s is there and has the nut straight, and even j9, 10,9 , 89,, all them caught their trips. but i believe that someone in those limits would have played trips more trappy, going for a check raise or something (even though there is not much to get action after you check apart from the occasional bluff. To be honest the only hand that seems to be making sense is j10s... NL2 players are pretty stuborn with 3bet pots. and are capable to 3 barrel with bluffs. whats your opinion on the river decision? Hero Call with bottom pair or fold?

I doubt you should ever call 3barrel with bottom pair. I think you should have 3bet flop and if he calls, continue with check fold. NL2 players, including me, are oftenly overly agrressive with overs. He could have also paired his nine and hit trips on turn. Without info about opponent being complete maniac, I'd never continue past flop with bottom pair.

In fact, probably giving up on flop could be the best move. If you want to be completely sure, 3bet him, I doubt he'd continue with air.

TheArnie said:

I doubt you should ever call 3barrel with bottom pair. I think you should have 3bet flop and if he calls, continue with check fold. NL2 players, including me, are oftenly overly agrressive with overs. He could have also paired his nine and hit trips on turn. Without info about opponent being complete maniac, I'd never continue past flop with bottom pair.

In fact, probably giving up on flop could be the best move. If you want to be completely sure, 3bet him, I doubt he'd continue with air.

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i dont agree with raising for information. if hes really bluffing why would i want to take the bluffs out of him? especially if i have a hand with showdown value, even if it is of small value. if im raising only to get folds whats the difference to raise when you have equity in comparison to when you dont have? according to that i should be raising every flop in case someone is bluffing. and giving up on the flop after catching a pair, is too nitty. if you plan to fold your small pair on the flop whats the deal of playing suited baby aces to begin with. people: 1) dont always have it when they 3bet you (especially when its a resteal situation in zoom poker) 2) even if they have a hand it is not always an overpair, and in a flop like the previews one theres really no reason to be afraid of anything but an overpair. and dont forget that i block half the combos of aces by holding one myself. 3) im in position and im going to float a lot when theres a big chance that the villain doesnt have it.

i also forgot to mention that villain was insta betting. clicking 2/3 pot and going for it. and he also raised 3x. thats a big tell in zoom poker in resteal situations. in zoom value 3bets are either KK or AA and QQ in extreme situations (zoom micros are a nitfest) so people there just hit pot raise and deal with it. 3x shows weaknes imo. especially out of position