One pair hand

[Acesover8s]

2-4 online game, effective stacks are 400$. A loosey goosey limps UTG, next a weak-tight unimaginitive player raises the max. I call in late with 7TJQ suits unimportant.

Flop comes 48T with two clubs. Loosey checks, PFR bets 1/2 pot, and I raise max, EP cold calls and PFR folds.

Turn is an offsuit 4, she checks, I bet slightly less than the pot.

thoughts?

[Big Dave D]

Well clearly uve got to bet the turn now cos you've got to get the UTG out, who is probably drawing to a world of liveness. I would prolly bet 3/4 of the pot.

I dont like the flop play for the obvious reason of the UTG person...headsup it is much more reasonable. We are in the territory of creating a big pot with a bad hand again, which you know im not fond of.

gl

dd

[barongreenback]

How often does a small bet reliably signal weakness on non paired, non monotone boards in your games? I'd be interested whether many good players regularly vary their bet sizes in mid-high games.

James

[Big Dave D]

I vary my bet sizes all the time

dd

[dogsballs]

Flop raise is ok, imo. None of the other 2 has really put in a serious purchase offer, so you should.

Have to bet the blank turn now and hope the river doesn't come tricky. At least you have position.

[Spellmen]

If he calls the turn and the river doesn't help you I assume you are just checking behind? Or are you firing one last time?

[Acesover8s]

Definitely checking the river. I'm betting the turn to protect my very fragile hand from the apparent draw. Betting the river has no value.