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champ_mc99

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Sometimes I can have a good read on my opponent but when I'd like to extract value from his second best (typically a river bet) he usually folds. The only way I know how I'll probably get called is betting at most 1/3 pot on river but then when I do get called I have to ponder whether I missed value on not betting more.

Imagine the following hand (played this earlier - dont remember it exactly - will take ages to find it lol).

Hero (Cut-off AQ) raises to 3BB.
Villain (Big-Blind) calls.
Flop comes Ah Jc 2s.

Hero bets 1/2 pot. Villain calls.
Turn comes 5d. Hero bets 2/3 pot. Villain calls.

Hero bets 2/3 pot, villain folds.

How am I meant to extract value from his Jx/pocket pairs on this river? Obviously I can extract value from his Ax hands but being a narrower part of his range I don't know if betting bigger is profitable.

Villain with KJ probably has the mentality of:
"OK I'm going to call this C-bet as the flop bet is usually a bluff."
"Hmmm might as well call this second-barrel could still be a bluff"
"Nah can't call this he probably has an ace."
 
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NeZlo4

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Sometimes I can have a good read on my opponent but when I'd like to extract value from his second best (typically a river bet) he usually folds. The only way I know how I'll probably get called is betting at most 1/3 pot on river but then when I do get called I have to ponder whether I missed value on not betting more.

Imagine the following hand (played this earlier - dont remember it exactly - will take ages to find it lol).

Hero (Cut-off AQ) raises to 3BB.
Villain (Big-Blind) calls.
Flop comes Ah Jc 2s.

Hero bets 1/2 pot. Villain calls.
Turn comes 5d. Hero bets 2/3 pot. Villain calls.

Hero bets 2/3 pot, villain folds.

How am I meant to extract value from his Jx/pocket pairs on this river? Obviously I can extract value from his Ax hands but being a narrower part of his range I don't know if betting bigger is profitable.

Villain with KJ probably has the mentality of:
"OK I'm going to call this C-bet as the flop bet is usually a bluff."
"Hmmm might as well call this second-barrel could still be a bluff"
"Nah can't call this he probably has an ace."


I not a strong player, but here is my opinion - if you have no gravitas maniac or fish, a good player, never will pay river in this situation, even 1 BB.
 
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