A9s against a semibluff
 

This guy is (28/7/1.3). I check the flop to avoid a checkraise and take a free card and hopefully improve a backdoor flush. The turn I felt was a semibluff or a made hand, so I have to call it down the whole way, correct?

Or does the huge river bet require a laydown?



PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) converter

UTG+1 ($3.86)
MP1 ($2)
MP2 ($1)
MP3 ($4.97)
Hero ($4.90)
Button ($9.68)
SB ($2.53)
BB ($0.77)
UTG ($9.90)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $0.02.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $0.06</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls $0.06, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>.

Flop: ($0.17) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($0.17) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $0.1</font>, Hero calls $0.10.

River: ($0.37) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $0.6</font>, Hero calls $0.60.

Final Pot: $1.57

Re: A9s against a semibluff
 

I'm trying to think if that was a $37 pot on the river, if I would call a $60 bet. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] I'm not so sure.

I'm not really in love with the line you took. I don't hate it either. I'm kind of in the middle. I guess a turn spade, 8 or 9 helps your hand out. I just like to be the one dictating the action when given the opportunity. It's checked to you and you have TP. I would lean toward betting there and starting the information gathering process.

Your line would be perfectly fine if villian didn't overbet the river. Maybe I am being results orientated.

Re: A9s against a semibluff
 

Bet the god damn flop when its checked to you or I will beat you.

Re: A9s against a semibluff
 

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Bet the god damn flop when its checked to you or I will beat you.

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what does betting the flop accomplish?

Re: A9s against a semibluff
 

Looks ok, but I dont like A9 to a raise. Also that river overbet is suspicious.

He has AA right ?

Re: A9s against a semibluff
 

I see what you're getting at, but you do not want to give a free card here to KQ or KJ here. I think a bet is mandatory.

Re: A9s against a semibluff
 

Fold this preflop. A suited ace with a weak kicker doesn't like to be heads up against a preflop raiser (especially coming in from UTG. It's a hand that likes unraised pots with lots of limpers. An excellent preflop guide for NL can be found here.

Bet the flop. That T means you cannot give a free card here, because a number of hands have gutshots.

I'm not folding to that turn bet getting 18-1 (lol), but I'm definitely not giving him much action on the river either. A bet like that smells. He might be making a small bet w/ KK or JJ here though. Call and see if his river action is consistent with that possibility.

River: Ok, this is 100% donk slowplaying pocket aces. Fold.