Top two pair c/r'ed on the turn. . .

[Eeegah]

I think he was parodying my parody of the classic ML forum response.

Trey bizzle

Turn (4 hands, 4.5 big bets): 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Sb checks, bb checks, Hero bets, CO calls, button folds, bb raises, Hero 3-bets, CO folds, bb calls.

River (2 hands, 10 big bets): 4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
bb checks, Hero bets, bb calls.

Bb shows down J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], MHING.

When I 3-bet the turn, I was hoping to fold the CO if he was hanging around with an ace or jack for the gutshot, plus I would at least have a strong idea if I was beat if bb raised again. Do I want CO to continue, even if he has a gutshot draw in this situation, or do you think I was okay to try to knock him out?

I was pretty sure I was going to call on the river UI; should I have just called on the turn and saved the big bet?

Also, this seemed like a clear value bet on the river at the time; what do you think? Right now I lean to checking behind, since a straight might have c/r'ed me again; am I just reasoning based on results here?

Oh, and thanks for not hammering me too hard for not raising pre-flop, guys [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]. I was in the middle of a stretch of five KQo hands where AKx flopped, and it was giving me a headache.

[Eeegah]

Nah you're line was fine IMO. BB should have capped the turn and led the river; he saved you a bet.

Raising preflop probably wouldn't have saved you either; I know I'd call w/ J9s if I were BB getting 9 to 1. Nice hand--you can't win 'em all.

[detruncate]

Hi Briddle.

A c/r is a strong move on this board. If I 3-bet the turn it's with the intention of calling a cap and folding the river UI... which I'm going to hate to do, especially if it gets HU.

We may or may not drop CO when we 3-bet, but unless he has a straight draw of some sort we don't mind if he calls.

I just call the c/r, planning to call down UI. This might change if I have reason to suspect that Villain would c/r this turn with a wide range of hands.