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Message: [QUOTE="fundiver199, post: 6637212, member: 397965"] Preflop Standard defend. Flop If the opponent had opened from EP, this is definitely just a call, because then overpairs make up a larger percentage of his range. When he opened from BTN, its a closer spot. However one of the things, we should always think about before check-raising the flop, is if we are willing to stack off or not. If BTN was shallower like 20 BB, then I would be willing to stack off, but for 31 BB I think, its a bit to marginal. So I do think, the play here is to just check-call, even though it leaves him in control and allow him to potentially draw out on you or outplay you on the later streets. Turn 54 came in, but overall this is a pretty big brick, which mean two things. The first is, that if you were ahead on the flop, you are almost certainly still ahead now. And the other effect of a brick is, that he is probably not going to bet at a super high frequency. So instead of check-raising the flop there could be an argument for check-calling, as you did, and then leading out on a card like this, which is very unlikely to have helped him. Checking with intentions to call is also fine though, so I am only writing this to make you think a little more out of the box about alternative lines. Sometimes doing something unconventional like call flop, lead turn might catch the opponent off guard and could potentially create more mistakes than taking a line, they are more used to. River So now came one of the cards, you did not want to see. The first decision here is actually, if there is any argument in leading out to get called by worse. It would need to be some sort of block bet like 40% pot, but there are some hands in his range like 77-88, A6 or maybe even AK high, you could potentially get paid by. And the intention would then be to fold to a raise. The Q is however a bad card for you, since he is far more likely to have it than you. So there is definitely also merit to checking and allow him to represent, that he hit that Q. However when he bets full pot, I actually think, he has some kind of strong hand far more often than a bluff. And of course you are also not getting the best price. So I can actually see a fold here, even though it sucks, and even though you are fairly high in your range. Spoiler Yeah he had it, and I am not surpriced about that at all. Only thing slightly surpricing is, that it was Q6 and not a hand like AQ or KQ. [/QUOTE]

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