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Message: [QUOTE="300HPGOD, post: 6155948, member: 305911"] Pre flop I would recommend raising full 3x in cash. It is only a penny difference so it does not seem like a big deal but a bigger pre flop raise leads to potential larger bets on subsequent streets which leads to potentially more value. On the flop I dont get the check. I get that we monopolize the board to an extent but at the same time we can bet something small. If villain has nothing we probably arent getting any value at any point in this hand so I like a small bet here, maybe something like 4 or 5 cents where villain could perceive that we had a strong hand pre flop but we didnt like the ace but want to maintain control in the hand. Checking is not awful but I would not recommend it here and would go for some small value. On the turn you bet small which is fine given the flop action. At this point what I wrote on the flop pertains to the turn as played so I think the bet is fine. The river comes which pairs the board which is not great but how many 2xs is the villain going to have so on face value I am not too worried about it. As played I would bet however I would not go as large as you did since you are trying to get a crying call here with 2 pair so no need or want to go almost 2/3rds with the bet. When the raise comes it would make me think but the two hands we are scared of are 2x and 45. I am not sure 45 just calls the turn after we make a small bet and there is no money in the pot. I would think they would try for some value there thinking an opposing Ax still might call. Plus there are two hearts out there so that might also deter them from just calling and make villain lean towards a check raise. Also with 45, is villain going to be more or less apt to raise on the river when the board pairs since boats are possible (although unlikely how we played the hand) and could beat them. I discount fairly strongly 45 and it comes down to 2x or a bluff. Again, how many 2x hands does villain call our raise pre with? They are loose 37% but I still dont think it is many. Its really A2 and maybe some K2 or Q2 suited hands. Thats not a bunch so I think, especially given their stats of river aggression, that this is a bluff and you can call. No reason to re-raise as if they have air they arent calling the raise. Just call here and treat it as a bluff catcher even though top 2 pair is a strong bluff catcher. [/QUOTE]

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