Read-based line with A9s

[ArturiusX]

If you can't bet this flop, why limp with A9s?

I like preflop on a fairly loose table.

[nepenthe]

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If you can't bet this flop, why limp with A9s?

I like preflop on a fairly loose table.

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I know with a substantial degree of certainty that a bet is going in this flop because villain will bet here with absolutely any hand when checked to in position, unless he has a strong made hand in which case he may check. Given this, the remaining option is to checkraise or call.

[jjacky]

this guy always bets gutshots on the turn? i wanna play with him!!!

[nepenthe]

My thoughts as I was playing this hand:

Preflop, pretty standard for me. Might've raised though since this was less than 10 players at the time.

Flop, while the betout would be standard enough, I was very confident a bet was going in this flop anyway because villain will bet (or call if bet to) in position with anything, except he'll possibly check a strong made hand that likely beats me. I thus thought checking has both deceptive and informational purposes, without giving up on bets gained.

Turn, going for the checkraise because villain continuation bets anything here. Picked up the flush draw so facing a 3-bet from anybody is not a tragedy. But he checked it through. Alarm bells went off because this is unusual. If he has a strong hand, he checks the flop as well. It was the combination of him betting the flop AND checking the turn that confused me. He would certainly bet any draw or any weak made hand, or anything else for that matter, on this turn. Believe it or not, at that point my river plan is to check/call UI and look him up.

River, I think I have the best hand with top 2 despite villain's turn check. He always bets here no matter what he has - he doesn't know the meaning of taking free showdowns - so I went for the c/r again. His 3-bet was not entirely unexpected but I kept my foot on the gas while thinking it might be marginal.

[nepenthe]

Villain had A2o for turned two-pair. Which makes sense now given my reads on him, combined with his flop bet and turn check. Thus by serendipity or shrewdness, I ended up getting in the routine flop bet, putting no money when I was behind on turn, and maximizing profit on the river.