Two-pair hit on river, 3-bet this heads up raise?

Xiphoid · #1 03-13-2005, 05:49 PM

Button is 50% VPIP after 20 hands.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
6 folds, Button calls, 1 fold, Hero checks.

Flop: (2.50 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

Turn: (2.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

River: (4.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero....

Pros of 3-betting: Board isn't draw-heavy... T8 and 68 are the only hands completing the straight. Opponent seems fishy from the marginal amount of info I have on him. It's possible he's slow-playing a big pair like AA, KK, or QQ.

Cons of 3-betting: It's heads-up and the pot isn't that large. He could be slow-playing a set or made a higher two-pair or straight along the way.

What do you do here?

toss · #2 03-13-2005, 06:02 PM

I think I would just call here simply because I would feel sick if he capped. I'd rather just close the action here with a call.

Vern · #3 03-13-2005, 06:04 PM

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I think I would just call here simply because I would feel sick if he capped. I'd rather just close the action here with a call.

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Xiphoid · #4 03-13-2005, 06:14 PM

Thanks. That's the line I should have taken. Instead, I 3-bet and my opponent capped it. I called and was shown J7o for a higher two-pair.

nothumb · #5 03-13-2005, 06:14 PM

Call and then tell him he's a fish, no matter the outcome.

NT

tetonpete · #6 03-13-2005, 06:39 PM

call...his line is call call call raise. He'd probably call you down with AJ. He's only raising because he has a better hand than top pair. The only hands better than top pair that you beat are 92,95,72 and 52. I suppose 75 is possible, or even 95, but the rest...