I've awakened a monster.

[Tyler Durden]

6-12 home game, loose and passive.

I openraise two off the button with JJ. Cutoff and button coldcall, blinds fold.

Flop comes J-T-8 rainbow. I bet and they both call.

Turn is another Jack. Nice card. I bet, CO raises, button folds, I smoothcall.

River is a King. I bet, CO raises, I 3-bet and he calls.
Of course my hand is good, he flopped a set of tens for tens full of jacks.


My question is, why is it better to pop him back on the turn as opposed to the way I played it on the river? I do think that I chose to go with the worse of my two options but I would like to hear why the turn 3-bet is better? thanks much.

[Louie]

Typically they are NOT going to fold which means they are more likely to check next round than call this round. Notice that you are risking 2 bets when you smooth call the turn figuring to check-raise the river.

This course gains nothing against the typical opponent. However, there ARE some opponents who are more likely to bet the river than they are to call a 3-bet on the turn. Against these, you played fine. But you really need to know its this rare type before you should go for it.

- Louie