re: Poker & $0.50 NLHE MTT Turbo: 45Man SnG - Value betting sizes with top pair
Preflop
I can go either way here and 3-bet or call, depending on what reads I have on the opponent.
Flop
Definitely want to bet for value, when the preflop aggressor check and give up his betting lead. With a flushdraw on board I prefer a somewhat larger sizing like half pot. These very small bet sizes might be, what a solver comes up with. But you are playing the micros, and most of your opponents will tend to make massive calling mistakes. So simple bet bigger and get more value.
Turn
Kind of the same story. You started with 30´ish big blind, and then my plan with top pair second kicker would definitely be to play for stacks. So you need to think ahead and set it up for an easy river jam.
River
Its way to conservative to check back. Sure he is not calling with a busted flushdraw, but you still beat the vast majority of his made hands as well. If you think about, how this hand played out, what can he even have, that beat you here? He should never have a 2 in his hand calling from SB, and K7 is way to loose as well. 33 is possible from the preflop action but should not make it to the river. On the other side AA, KK or AK should 3-bet pre. So its pretty much 77 and 22 exactly, which is a whopping 4 combos. Which he would then also need to have slowplayed on the flop. So you are way ahead of his range here, and checking back is just letting him off the hook.
Conclusion
You definitely undervalued your hand and missed out on a lot of value as a result. Here is an example of a somewhat similar hand, that I played today in a 4,5$ 36-180 man SnG on Stars. I simply went for it on the river, even though some straightdraws had come in. And look what he called with! People love to make big hero calls, and you need to give them a chance to do so.
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