$25NL 6-max: Taking Fish to Valuetown on 4 straight board.

Stats on Villain over 73 hands:
47/16/32%Fold to C-bet = 67%
WTSD = 36%

My image is sorta bluffy. I've been running 25/21.


SB: $165.75 (663 bb)
BB: $48.42 (193.7 bb)
Hero (MP): $30.74 (123 bb)
CO: $41.48 (165.9 bb)
BTN: $10.65 (42.6 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP with 7 7
Hero raises to $0.85, 2 folds, SB calls $0.75, BB folds

Flop: ($1.95) T 6 7 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.65, SB calls $1.65

Turn: ($5.25) 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3.75, SB calls $3.75

River: ($12.75) 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $8.65


This would probably be better vs. a thinking player. What do you guys think?

What are you getting at with the thinking player thing? The fact that it looks like you're bluffing? Or the fact that he's less likely to have a slowplayed straight?

I think this has value either way, but I'm inclined to bet a little less on the river. All two pair hands are calling, but we want to get a call from A9/TJ etc. I don't think it's a huge mistake if any, but I think we get a little more value betting smaller.

ChuckTs said:

The fact that it looks like you're bluffing? Or the fact that he's less likely to have a slowplayed straight?

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Both right? Who check/calls a straight for 2 streets.

True, but I don't think it's necessarily a better play against a good player. Bad players will call you with so many more worse hands even though they'll show up with straights more often than decent players.

Either way we definitely have room for value here.