$1 NLHE MTT: BTN vs. BB battle, Cbetting Frequencies and River Donk Bets

Villian Stats (VPIP/PFR/AF): 17/9/4

V stats above with a 0% fold big blind.

I'm in the process of increasing my RFI frequencies and experimenting with raise sizing. As a result I'm minraising more with the addition of more hands. My usual raise size is between 2.5-3.0.

In retrospect, with V's 0% FBB, I need to raise larger preflop.

$400 GTD R/A, Table 7 (Hold'em)
Seat 8 is the button
Seat 1: VILLAIN (2948).
Seat 2: AAfrican (5030).
Seat 3: bornloser84 (3980).
Seat 5: Xx_ooowee_xX (7924).
Seat 6: 802ctf (2075).
Seat 7: HeeHaw90 (5010).
Seat 8: HERO (4401).
Seat 9: RollTideRoll2 (2000).
Player RollTideRoll2 ante (10)
Player VILLAIN ante (10)
Player AAfrican ante (10)
Player bornloser84 ante (10)
Player Xx_ooowee_xX ante (10)
Player 802ctf ante (10)
Player HeeHaw90 ante (10)
Player HERO ante (10)
Player RollTideRoll2 has small blind (50)
Player VILLAIN has big blind (100)
Player HERO received card: [Qh]
Player HERO received card: [Jh]
Player AAfrican folds
Player bornloser84 folds
Player Xx_ooowee_xX folds
Player 802ctf folds
Player HeeHaw90 folds
Player HERO raises (200)
Player RollTideRoll2 folds
Player VILLAIN calls (100)
*** FLOP ***: [3c 6d 6h]
Player VILLAIN checks

I need to bet here with a range advantage against this V. Obviously a Q,J, or heart should be potentially barreled on the turn. I bet half pot. Maybe I need to shy a bit smaller to a 1/3rd pot given the dry flop.

When the BB has a very low fold to steal, I'll generally defer from my usual 2.1x sizing and open 2.24x. If the BB is defending 80%+ and you know for sure, then it is best to tighten up your button opening range and open 2.5-3x pre.

Bet 1/3rd pot on this flop.

Here's the turn:

Player HERO bets (265)
Player VILLAIN calls (265)
*** TURN ***: [3c 6d 6h] [10s]
Player VILLAIN checks

I do not believe this is a good barrel card though it is higher than the board.

I chose to check.

Here's the River and action.

Player HERO checks
*** RIVER ***: [3c 6d 6h 10s] [Qd]
Player VILLAIN bets (1020)

We hit top pair but V is still leading River.

Any views?

awesome said:

Here's the turn:

Player HERO bets (265)
Player VILLAIN calls (265)
*** TURN ***: [3c 6d 6h] [10s]
Player VILLAIN checks

I do not believe this is a good barrel card though it is higher than the board.

I chose to check.

Here's the River and action.

Player HERO checks
*** RIVER ***: [3c 6d 6h 10s] [Qd]
Player VILLAIN bets (1020)

We hit top pair but V is still leading River.

Any views?

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I would fold my top pair here! Stealing aggression is a strong indication of having a solid hand. He would definitely pot size betting his 6x for the value on the river!

Villain seems tight and passive and that's a big river bet, I don't think many players with these stats bluff here. I'm also not sure what hands you're beating that would bet for value. Unless I'd seen them bluff post flop before I would fold.

What are your reasons for betting the flop and why half pot? Or even 1/3 pot?

Also you say V is still leading the river, but this is the first time they have lead, a big change in their aggression towards this pot.

Reasons for betting flop:
1) V has a 0% fold BB over 200 hands.
2) V has a 67% fold to cbet
3) this is a dry flop that is dynamic bc of the low cards and can be barreled with reasonable freq.

Anyways, point 2 means this is likely fold but I got stubborn bc V has an Agg factor of 2.2. Admittedly with tight preflop numbers ex the BB defend numbers, this number can be inflated bc V is playing a tight range pre.

Player VILLAIN bets (1020)
Player HERO calls (1020)
Player HERO mucks cards
------ Summary ------
Pot: 3100
Board: [3c 6d 6h 10s Qd]
*Player VILLAIN shows: Three Of Kind of 6s [6c Jd]. Bets: 1495. Collects: 3100. Wins: 1605.
Player AAfrican does not show cards.Bets: 10. Collects: 0. Loses: 10.
Player bornloser84 does not show cards.Bets: 10. Collects: 0. Loses: 10.
Player Xx_ooowee_xX does not show cards.Bets: 10. Collects: 0. Loses: 10.
Player 802ctf does not show cards.Bets: 10. Collects: 0. Loses: 10.
Player HeeHaw90 does not show cards.Bets: 10. Collects: 0. Loses: 10.
Player HERO mucks (does not show: [Qh Jh]). Bets: 1495. Collects: 0. Loses: 1495.
Player RollTideRoll2 does not show cards.Bets: 60. Collects: 0. Loses: 60.
Game ended at: 2017/5/5 7:48:23

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