Pre-Flop: 8
2
dealt to Hero (BB)
7 folds, SB calls $0.50, Hero checks
Flop: ($2) 7
5
9
(2 Players)
SB bets $3,
Hero raises to $9, SB calls $6
Turn: ($20) A
(2 Players)
SB checks,
Hero bets $12, SB calls $12
River: ($44) 3
(2 Players)
SB checks,
Hero bets $28
I don't like it very much because it's a limped pot. Usually I'd just fold the flop.
Do you have any reads on him? If he's a good player, he won't call you down with a naked nine, he'll have at least two pair. A bad player might call both the flop and the turn with just a nine and will probably fold to your third barrel.
A quick note on the betsizing: since you're repping a very big hand and are getting action, you're gonna want to bet the turn and the river bigger. Because that's what you'd do if you really had a big hand. Against a fish it probably doesn't matter as much, but against a decent player it may be what it takes to make villain fold 75s.
Pre-Flop: 6
6
dealt to Hero (MP2)
3 folds,
MP1 raises to $4, Hero calls $4, 4 folds
Flop: ($9.50) 9
4
A
(2 Players)
MP1 checks,
Hero bets $6, MP1 calls $6
Turn: ($21.50) 4
(2 Players)
MP1 bets $8
There aren't really any draws on that board and it's unlikely he's betting a pocket pair which would be pretty stupid. I also think it's unlikely he was floating you out of position. So this is either a 4 or a weirdly played Ace I'd say. Possibly something huge like nines full. Either way, I'd definitely fold there.
Pre-Flop: Q
7
dealt to Hero (BTN)
4 folds,
Hero raises to $4, SB folds, BB calls $3
Flop: ($8.50) K
T
4
(2 Players)
BB checks,
Hero bets $6,
BB raises to $12
I think this is a bad spot to 3-bet or float. Since it's a minraise, he could obviously have a set of 444 or KT (KK and TT he'd probably 3-bet preflop).
More in line with the board texture is a big draw like QJss, but he's not going to fold this either. Or he could have Kx, and I'm not sure you want to try and barrel him off of that.
Finally, he could of course be bluffing, but since that's only a small part of his range, I say we should just fold.
Pre-Flop: A
K
dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, MP1 calls $1, MP2 calls $1, CO calls $1,
Hero raises to $6, 4 folds, CO calls $5
Flop: ($15.50) 5
4
T
(2 Players)
CO checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($15.50) 2
(2 Players)
CO checks,
Hero bets $11, CO calls $11
River: ($37.50) J
(2 Players)
CO checks,
Hero bets $21
I'd c-bet the flop most of the time. Since he overlimped and called your raise he'll very rarely have much. I'd expect him to have a small pocket pair a lot of the time.
A delayed c-bet on that turn card isn't ideal because there's not much we can rep other than maybe a slowplayed monster.
His turn call and river check definitely lead me to believe that he probably has some sort of (pocket) pair. Whether your river vbet bluff works depends largely on your opponent.
If I was the villain in this hand with pocket 33, I'd almost definitely call your river bet because there's simply not much you can have other than a monster (you wouldn't play KT or 99 like that). And monsters are pretty rare. A fish might make the same call, but not for the reasons I've just given, a fish would call simply because he has a pair, and one can't fold pairs.
I think in general you want to make sure that you tell a consistent story. If you bluff, always think of a hand (or several hands) that you
could be holding, and then play every street
as if you were actually holding one of the hands you're repping.
