$10 NL HE 6-max: Check raise bluff vs. reg

[blueskies]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Stakes

$.05/$.10

Table Format

6-max (6 seats)

VP$IP

21

PFR

18

AF

2

Currency

$

Villain Stats (VPIP/PFR/AF): 21/18/2
Background: Villain is a reg I have about 300 hands of history against and I've found him to be capable of folding (bluffable) and he must know I am on the nitty side.

Wanna see what you guys suggest as far as bet sizing goes, which is an area I struggle in.

This is my second hand at the table. I have $10. He has $10.

I have QcKd on sb.
He is on CO he opens to 28c, which is his normal opening sizing.

I call, BB folds.

As4h6h.

In the past, he would often cbet flop and check turn, and fold to river bet if he has nothing. Thus, I floated his 33c bet. My plan at this point is to lead out on the river if he checks turn or to bluff if draws fill.

Turn is a 5h.

He bets $0.80 into $1.32. I do think he has an ace here. If the turn wasn't this scary card I would have folded, but I decide to c/r here and if he calls, try to take it on the river.

I raised to $1.8. The reason I choose the small sizing is to make it seem like I want him to hang around and also I don't need to risk too much on the river bluff. He calls.

River is 4d .

I bet $3.35 into $4.92 (about $4.65 when adjusted for rake, so about 72% pot effective). Wanna make it look strong but also valuey.

He folds.

 

[Station_Master]

Preflop
You should be 3 betting here. It's best not to have a cold call range from SB , especially against CO and a relatively large size.

Flop
I dont mind a float v a small bet, but v half pot it's probably best just to fold, especially with this combo which has no hearts or spades

Turn
Just fold. If you had some equity (I.e. a heart) then ok you could bluff sometimes, but your hand is just terrible with no chance of improvement.

River
Once you get here like this then you may as well bluff and hope he doesnt have a boat or flush. You got it through, which is good, but I think there are many mistakes with this hand.

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
I would also 3-bet here, but calling beats folding.

Flop
When we call here, it can not be only with the plan to start a bluff later. We have the nut nothing, so even though we are basically dead against AX, we do have showdown value, as we beat all his bluffs. Just wants to point this out, as you are already talking about bluffing the river, if he check the turn. And I almost feel, this hand is to strong for that, and that its more of a "check and hope he check behind" situation. We want to bluff with hands, that cant win at showdown, and this hand can. Admittedly not often, but I still want to point it out, because I think, its an important concept.

Turn
Easy fold. When you start a bluff here without a heart in your hand, you are waaaay overbluffing.

River
As played you definitely dont have showdown value, so you might as well follow through on your bad plan and bluff.

 

[Manf1]

Villain Stats (VPIP/PFR/AF): 21/18/2
Background: Villain is a reg I have about 300 hands of history against and I've found him to be capable of folding (bluffable) and he must know I am on the nitty side.

Wanna see what you guys suggest as far as bet sizing goes, which is an area I struggle in.

This is my second hand at the table. I have $10. He has $10.

I have QcKd on sb.
He is on CO he opens to 28c, which is his normal opening sizing.

I call, BB folds.

As4h6h.

In the past, he would often cbet flop and check turn, and fold to river bet if he has nothing. Thus, I floated his 33c bet. My plan at this point is to lead out on the river if he checks turn or to bluff if draws fill.

Turn is a 5h.

He bets $0.80 into $1.32. I do think he has an ace here. If the turn wasn't this scary card I would have folded, but I decide to c/r here and if he calls, try to take it on the river.

I raised to $1.8. The reason I choose the small sizing is to make it seem like I want him to hang around and also I don't need to risk too much on the river bluff. He calls.

River is 4d .

I bet $3.35 into $4.92 (about $4.65 when adjusted for rake, so about 72% pot effective). Wanna make it look strong but also valuey.

He folds.

Against a Reg player, rarely in off position you will have a good choise with a cold call

 

[Aballinamion]

I have QcKd on sb.
He is on CO he opens to 28c, which is his normal opening sizing.

3-bet preflop so you can continue your story in a more consistent pattern postflop. Once we call preflop we are not so good to act after the flop. Plus when we call we give such good odds to the next player in position to call and join the pot this reducing our equity drastically.
My line here is simply 3-bet or fold no matter what GTO or Gandalf Wizard dictates.
Considering your history with this player, 300 hands is a respectable number (for NLHE 10) and if your table image is on the nitty side even better.

I call, BB folds.

Good that BB folds but not so good because our opponent is on the thinking/leveling side and it knows that when we call on situations like this we do not own AQ, AK, AJ, AA, KK, QQ, JJ, etc so what are we trying to do?
Our float might work after all, but consider your opponent is on the clever side and 3-bet preflop give us initiative upon the pot (we can take the pot down immediately if villain folds preflop).
The rest of the hand was well played after all, but it would be even more if we had decided to go aggressive first.