$25 NLHE 6-max: BvB against fishy NIT facing river shove

PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 109.56 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, hands: 3)
BTN: 105.52 BB (VPIP: 57.14, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 7)
SB: 80.96 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 3.85, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 26)
Hero (BB): 97.6 BB
UTG: 53.04 BB (VPIP: 54.55, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
MP: 111.6 BB (VPIP: 58.97, PFR: 20.51, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 39)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has J:club: A:diamond:

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 3:club: 5:heart: J:diamond:
SB bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Turn: (18 BB, 2 players) 2:club:
SB bets 18 BB, Hero calls 18 BB

River: (54 BB, 2 players) 5:spade:
SB raises to 53.96 BB and is all-in, fold,

SB seemed pretty straight forward.

0/6 Steal attempts

1/26 PFR

meh 2:1 and u have gone so far, maybe he could have worse value hands or bluffs... is bvb after all.

I would probably find a fold to the psb on the turn, I would not be surprised to see an overpair here.

In position I would min raise this turn to 36bb. Its only an extra 18bb. If he raises, we know where we stand and we fold.
However in my experience if he has an overpair then he is then likely to call and (hopefully for us) check the river he will be intending to call river most of the time.
I don't bet the river if he checks
If he was drawing he will still call on the turn and we still get value from his draws.
If he then leads out on the river easy fold.
We are in effect buying a cheaper showdown. 18bb is a lot better than facing a 53bb shove and this line reduces the amount of calling guessing game we have to play.

I see you advocate this play somewhat often Fig and maybe I should think about adding it into the arsenal

It's basically what was known in limit as a "free showdown raise".
If you get 3-bet, you can usually safely fold, and if not, it's the only way to get 2 bets of value out of worse hands without having to pay a bet on the river against a range that'll have you in worse shape than here on the turn.
Ideal for hands with good showdown value that want to avoid the strength of a third barrel.

IPlay said:

I see you advocate this play somewhat often Fig and maybe I should think about adding it into the arsenal

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It's actually the first time in several months, you have a good memory.
This board is maybe a bit too dry for the play to work that well here, its better when there are is a few more draws around.
With the levels of aggression appearing to be going up at all levels you do need some plays to slow down the barrelers without guessing where you stand all the time.