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Unless we feel that what we lose in giving a free card is worth less than what we gain by inducing a river bluff, I don't see the point in checking behind on the turn.
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I was debating a PSB turn bet vs a check, but I felt that keeping the pot small and calling a reasonable river bet or making a value bet was the best option in this instance. I felt villain was capable of the dreaded turn cr and didn't want to get my stack in here.
It is right to mix up betting the turn in this situation based on read of villain or should I continue to maintain aggression?
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I just posted a very similar hand I played with QQ in position heads up. I also checked the turn behind for the exact same reason as you did. The only difference is that I thought my board was less draw rich. I'm unsure about these situations. I always want to be more aggressive, but it seems more often than not to be better to control the pot. Anyway, here's mine for reference:
PokerRoom No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (10 handed)
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<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>
UTG+2 ($23)
MP1 ($19.10)
MP2 ($21.45)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($22.65)</font>
CO ($5)
Button ($23.75)
<font color="#C00000">SB ($43)</font>
BB ($27.30)
UTG ($24.50)
UTG+1 ($26.75)
Preflop: Hero is dealt Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
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3 folds</font>, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.75</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, SB calls $1.35, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds.
Flop: ($3.75) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Mrweaktight bets $3</font>, SB calls $3.
Turn: ($9.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.
River: ($9.75) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $10</font>, Hero?