$200 NLHE Full Ring: Live cash game all-in decision

[Falcon1803]

1. Stick to what you know, value or bluff. If you aren't raising for these reasons primarily, then you are doing it wrong. The fact that you aren't sure how to interpret the information you get proves that you should just be keeping it simple. Whether you are ahead or not is irrelevant, you could be ahead of him every single time here and raising would still be bad, it's not about what you beat, it's about what you beat that will call.

2. You should never have 72o here.

3. See point one. You are struggling to make the distinction between what he bets as a bluff with and what he calls a check/raise with. Two completely different ranges there.

4. If you feel he is bluffing all the way here with his air hands, then call down. If you feel he will bluff two streets then call two. If you feel he is only firing one on this board, then call one.

As for your comment in reply to mine. He isn't shoving AQ here ever. If he has AQ and he puts you on KK/QQ why is he going to raise and fold out your range which is weaker than him?

But can't it on the next level of thinking be looked at like this "Ok, I have AK which is probably the best hand here. If I shove the villain will probably think that I'm bluffing because a value hand would't try to fold an opponent out. So let him be mistaken and call me with a bluff-catcher.

 

[Deco]

1. Don't raise for information.
My checkraise was for value as well as information. I truly believed I was ahead here most of the time.

Didn't I say say he seemed like the sort player who would bet just about any hand when checked to? Isn't that value?

Your check raising range is ahead of his c-betting range but that is not the range which matters here.

Your check raise is behind his calling range. This checkraise is not for value it folds out most hands we beat and gives hands that beat us more money.

I check/call this flop we're in little danger of villains bluffs catching up.

 

[Deco]

He then turned over 96s for a total bluff

Don't let a very strange one off result influence how you should play this. You simply cannot checkraise QQ in the hope villain 3bet bluffs air. The reason this result (rightly) surprised you is because villains 3bet bluffing this spot is very rare. Just take a note that villain is a manic fish.