$2 NLHE 6-max: Hit second pair OTR, villain bets pot. Call?

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poker stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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BTN: $18.08
SB: $2.01
BB: $4.42
UTG: $2.00
MP: $2.00
Hero (CO): $4.11

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with T:diamond: J:diamond:
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, BB calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.13) 7:club: 2:spade: K:club: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.06, BB calls $0.06

Turn: ($0.25) 5:diamond: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($0.25) J:spade: (2 players)
BB bets $0.24, Hero ???



I think this is standard play up until the river. I am happy that I hit a Jack on the river so I call. He doesn’t have a King because he would have raised before now. So essentially I have top pair.

But is my hand strong enough to call a pot sized bet? Is Villain ever bluffing?
 
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These spots you really have to assess your opponent's tendencies.

Does your opponent bluff the river on a missed draw? How often? Any sizing tells?

If you think your opponent will bluff all his missed club draws this is a call. If you don't, it's a fold. When you check back the turn it could induce a bluff.

I think because the bet is so big it's either a missed club bluff or a Kx hand. It's perfectly reasonable for KJ/KT/K9 to take this line.
 
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I think I can find a fold on this river, only bluffs are missed clubs or some oddly played AQ hand which is unlikely. If he bet 2/3rd pot or less I might make a crying call.
 
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Looks fine but on river, need to know more info about BB. Assuming it's a complete random and it's 2nl, I just fold. He has to be bluffing too much for us to profitably call here and at 2nl, his bluff tendency is probably way lower than most stakes
 
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I always call these bets, because I'm a fish. Partly why I switched to limit.
 
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It really mostly depends on your opponent, but it's probably a pretty neutral fold/call spot at 2nl because of having passive opponents in general. What leans it one way or the other is really any kind of info on your opponent.
 
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Just flat call river our opponent wouldve bet turn with king... your flop bet makes the hand play a lil tricky but check check on turn makes it look like villain has some sort of ppocket pair small or 99s .. wont b suprised to winnmost times
 
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This is a fold. While there is a possibility villain is bluffing, remember that this is 2NL. There will be better hands to extract value from, middle pair isn't worth the loss of 12BB. He check called you then made a potsized bet on the river, looks like he hit a king.

Middle pair isn't worth the headache.
 
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Really depends on the opponent, but given no additional information a fold.
 
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I've just started playing Zoom so I don't have info on anyone yet. Thanks for the tips.
 
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