Vallet
Legend
Platinum Level
I was always ahead and was the aggressor on all the streets. If you check on the river in this case, the villain will feel weak and will bet regardless of whether he caught the flush or not.I don't like your turn bet and your river bet. Villain might have all small sets there and flush got on the river. Are you trying to set yourself up for a river jam?
If you check on the river in this case, the villain will feel weak and will bet regardless of whether he caught the flush or not.
I'll explain what I meant. You may notice at the end of this hand that the flush draw never folds. Regardless of whether it is freerolls, micro limits, low limits and others. Maybe I should have made a big bet on the turn, but I felt that he would catch the draw. I wouldn't be so surprised if he had KJ suited, Ax suited. The opponent has 9 outs on the river for a flush. But 4 spades and 7 spades can make a full house. Therefore, he has 7 outs for a low flush for a clean victory. But in my range there may be AK spades, AT spades and a higher blocking flash draw. But he doesn't care, he just calls and that's it.I am not really sure, how the title relates to this hand history? The opponent took a passive line in this hand, but its not like, he did anything crazy at all. J9s is certainly good enough to play on BTN against a CO open, and he is not supposed to fold a flushdraw postflop either.
Regarding your line I think, the first three streets are fairly standard, but betting the river is pretty thin. Not only did the river card complete the flushdraw, it also paired the board with second card, so you are targeting a very narrow range of hands like KQ or QJ, which you also block.
I would rather go 3 streets here with an overpair, but when you have top pair yourself, you need to consider, that this increase the likelyhood, he has something else, and almost all that "something else" now beat you. So I would check this river and then make a decision, if he bet. Most likely check-call, but if he goes for a very large bet, I can get away from top pair here.
Was there an opportunity to win this hand in this case? If I didn't bet and played check-check or check-call, then it would be easier for me to fold on the river. And I would have lost minimally. But I decided to build up the pot from street to street. I couldn't give up being ahead all the time, if only I didn't get a raise in return. I also didn't want to play a check - call on the river, so as not to get a bet of 75% or a whole pot. I would have to think for a long time whether this is a bluff or not. And I could lose even more if I called.I still dont think, your opponent did anything wrong at all. Its way to tight to fold a flushdraw on the turn facing a 50% pot bet. He is not only calling for direct odds, he also have implied odds on the river, and sometimes a J or 9 will make him the best hand, if you are bluffing or betting with a hand like A7. Or if you check the river, he can sometimes use his position to bluff you out of the pot.
I actually think, he played very well. Sure he could take a more aggressive line and either 3-bet preflop or raise the flop. But I am pretty sure, the GTO strategy is to mix it up, so that he can have hands like this both, when he is aggressive, and when he is passive. And I like, that he did not raise the river probably realising, that a raise would be to thin, when part of your range is better flushes and boats. So for me the only really questionable decision in this hand is your own river bet.