$2 NLHE 6-max: QQ 3bet pot facing check-raise from good reg

888Poker Snap, Hold'em No Limit - $0.01/$0.02 - 6 players
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UTG: $0.94 (47 bb)
MP: $2.02 (101 bb) VPIP/PFR/3bet/AF 25/20/8.4/2.8 over 1.3k hands
CO: $1.37 (69 bb)
BU (Hero): $2.27 (114 bb)
SB: $0.76 (38 bb)
BB: $1.22 (61 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with Q♥ Q♠
1 fold, MP raises to $0.05, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets to $0.16, 2 players fold, MP calls $0.11

Flop: ($0.35) 3♦ 2♦ 5♣ (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $0.13, MP raises to $0.26, Hero calls $0.13

Turn: ($0.87) A♠ (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks

River: ($0.87) 7♣ (2 players)
MP bets $0.58, Hero??

Villain defends 3bet wide and call 3bet shove wide.
His stats is on the boundary of TAG/LAG, and likely to be a winning reg at this level. Not certain if he check-raised draws in 3bet pot

1. Would you re-raise on the flop?
2. Would you bet the turn after MP checked?
3. Would you call the river bet?

Id 3B flop.

It’s a 3B pot with a lower spr.

It’s the kind of board that regs tend to overbluff, denying a D draw especially with an ace it’s equity and not allowing yourself to be forced into bluff catching mode vs a polar range are big factors. I’d 3B gii. Plus V wouldn’t be out of line x/r TT type hands either.

Ap on the river we’re getting 2.5-1. MDF 60% The ace does suck, big time, it’s also a great scare card. We have lots of Ax, possibly 2 pair (A5, A3) depending on your btn 3B range. And AA. We don’t block D’s which is a factor.

We can probably fold. I wouldn’t though, villains got all that air he 2B’s flop with and shouldn’t slow down if the ace improved him. I’d over call this spot and take a note on villains play for next time.

that flop raise might be just overpair that we can beat, im calling river

we can raise flop too, but i like calling just to pot control because of those 2 diamonds

Gabe16 said:

villains got all that air he 2B’s flop with and shouldn’t slow down if the ace improved him. I’d over call this spot and take a note on villains play for next time.

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+1

I like this reply a lot and generally agree with it.

Gabe16 said:

Id 3B flop.

It’s a 3B pot with a lower spr.

It’s the kind of board that regs tend to overbluff, denying a D draw especially with an ace it’s equity and not allowing yourself to be forced into bluff catching mode vs a polar range are big factors. I’d 3B gii. Plus V wouldn’t be out of line x/r TT type hands either.

Ap on the river we’re getting 2.5-1. MDF 60% The ace does suck, big time, it’s also a great scare card. We have lots of Ax, possibly 2 pair (A5, A3) depending on your btn 3B range. And AA. We don’t block D’s which is a factor.

We can probably fold. I wouldn’t though, villains got all that air he 2B’s flop with and shouldn’t slow down if the ace improved him. I’d over call this spot and take a note on villains play for next time.

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I'm not sure how much regs at 2nl are realistically making intelligent bluffs here or not but basically when the board is so coordinated we will see a lot of the draw combos raise as well as plenty of the overpairs imo. That small raise size to me is often indicative of a one pair type hand, which on this board would often be the smallish overpairs. Those hands are unlikely to fold so I like 3betting the flop.

I think the turn check back is okay for us but only because the ace is a pretty big scare card to all the one pair type holdings the villain can have. It does kind of suck giving a free card here but I think it's fine as played.

I'm definitely not folding river. I honestly doubt we run into two pair very often although A5 is possible. If someone is playing A5 like this on the flop though I think they probably continue on this turn since it's so good for them but also the board is still so wet. Sets seem unlikely for the same reason - they won't check turn.

I wouldn't even be shocked to see this player show up with 99-JJ here either. I'm calling river and making a note.

Gabe16 said:

Id 3B flop.

It’s a 3B pot with a lower spr.

It’s the kind of board that regs tend to overbluff, denying a D draw especially with an ace it’s equity and not allowing yourself to be forced into bluff catching mode vs a polar range are big factors. I’d 3B gii. Plus V wouldn’t be out of line x/r TT type hands either.

Ap on the river we’re getting 2.5-1. MDF 60% The ace does suck, big time, it’s also a great scare card. We have lots of Ax, possibly 2 pair (A5, A3) depending on your btn 3B range. And AA. We don’t block D’s which is a factor.

We can probably fold. I wouldn’t though, villains got all that air he 2B’s flop with and shouldn’t slow down if the ace improved him. I’d over call this spot and take a note on villains play for next time.

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I think flop 3bet is a good option against villain who would check-raised draws aggressively although I have not seen this villain did so in previous hands.

This time he had 33, not sure why he checked turn but I may fold if he kept firing the turn.

quant1986 said:

I think flop 3bet is a good option against villain who would check-raised draws aggressively although I have not seen this villain did so in previous hands.

This time he had 33, not sure why he checked turn but I may fold if he kept firing the turn.

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Note the raise size. Keep an eye on other hands where he raises flop cb’s. There may be a sizing tell there.