Blind vs Blind Line Check

[Double Eagle]

This is a hand from this morning's stars $100+9 NL tourney. We are down to 22 with 18 getting paid, avg stack is around 11k, I believe I am in about 4th or so. I have seen Villain play only one hand, paying off a shorter stack's fairly obvious set on the river with just TPNK. My image is probably a little loose as I've gotten pot stuck a couple of times and have had to call all ins with less than premiums.

Wondering what to make of the flop min-raise and whether I should be calling the river...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t15722)
BB (t10899)
UTG (t7982)
UTG+1 (t3467)
MP1 (t6930)
MP2 (t5525)
CO (t4132)
Button (t13292)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1200</font>, BB calls t800.

Flop: (t2175) A/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t2400</font>, Hero calls t1200.

Turn: (t6975) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.

River: (t6975) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t3200</font>, Hero calls t3200.

Final Pot: t13375

[Benal]

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Wondering what to make of the flop min-raise and whether I should be calling the river...

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Blind battles.. fun stuff.

The flop minraise with position to me usually means villan wants a cheap showdown or a free card. His check behind on the turn seems to validate this. Since you checked your aces again on the river, you must call IMO, as you induced a potential bluff.

[SossMan]

well played.

[A_PLUS]

Feels like a split pot to me. Most players I see play these blind battles horrendously, wouldnt be suprised to see him show JT-QT either. I like the passive approach here, you really arent getting anymore money from a hand you beat or getting a better hand to fold by betting out.

[durron597]

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Feels like a split pot to me.

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I agree.

I think you played the hand great.

[Double Eagle]

I was pretty surprised to see him flip TT for a flopped set, turned boat.

What do you all think of Villain's play here?

[Hotrod0823]

I don't like BBs line at all. What does he accomplish by min raising the flop and checking the turn?

I think he gets more out of your Ax if he called the flop and possibly your turn bet. Then make a raise or bet on the river.

All his min raise did was slow you down.

[Double Eagle]

I bet the turn approximately 0% of the time here if he flat calls the flop, but I think against most players that is the correct line.

[WillMagic]

Generally I'm going to raise slightly more from the small blind...to 1400 instead of 1200. It makes a big difference in terms of the number of hands BB will fold.

The flop and turn are fine, but I'm going to lead out for about 1/4 of the pot on the river as kind of a blocking bet. He can't really raise as we are threatening a nine, but this bet can also get value out of a 10 or some other small pair.

That said, when you check and he bets I like the call.

Will

[pfkaok]

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What do you all think of Villain's play here?

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I almost always reraise PF if i'm villain here. is calling good here with TT?

[MLG]

no, just calling is pretty bad in my opinion.

[A_PLUS]

I think his call is risky, not necessarily wrong. If I have an over-aggressive SB, I think calling here is fine. Personally I will take the 3.5 BBs now about 80% of the time, but I can think of situations where I wouldnt

After the flop, the only way I can see him getting more chips is a slightly bigger raise on the flop. Turn and river look good.