KQs Played right or Lucky?

[bigslick98]

The cold caller played alot of hands but rarely three bet. This is the reason I think I played it incorrectly and got lucky.

PokerStars 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero raises, CO folds, Button 3-bets, SB folds, BB folds, Hero caps, Button calls.

Flop: (9.33 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.66 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, Hero caps, Button calls.

River: (13.66 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: 13.66 BB

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows Kd Qd (three of a kind, queens).
Button shows Ah Ac (two pair, aces and queens).
Outcome: Hero wins 13.66 BB. </font>

Comments Please?

[joker122]

Both.

[adanthar]

Why'd you cap PF? Not a hand I'd normally do that with HU but curious about your reasoning.

I'd bet the river. Doesn't seem like he was 3-betting the turn with a flush draw with the Q out and I've never seen a 99 3-bet PF at 3/6. AQ is possible but probably not a 3-bet PF, either.

[bigslick98]

I capped it because I want to stay the aggressor. I agree, not betting the river was a huge mistake.

[Tosh]

I don't like your preflop cap unless the button was a serious LAG.

[asdf1234]

Capping preflop is likely a big mistake (especially since you said yourself that he "rarely three bet"). You're not ahead of any 3-bet hands from an average player here. Best case, you're against JJ (unless you have some kind of read).

Bet the river.

[brian0729]

You said in your original post that you hadnt seen him three bet pre flop. This is a legit raise, unless you have a LAG image at the table. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Call the three bet.

Bet the river

[icepoker]

The cap before the flop is really bad, you are out of position so you're not even buying a free card. Not betting the river is even worse.

[BaronVonCP]

Don't cap preflop and bet the river.

[sfer]

You said that you never saw the villain 3-bet before. That's a good reason not to cap preflop, in addition to the fact that KQ is a weak hand compared to a legitimate 3-betting hand. This also makes it unlikely that he has a Q, so your postflop play is good except for the river. Bet it.