Live 200nl: could I have played for more value

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Live 200nl: could I have played for more value

Playing at an action 1/2nlhe Most stacks at the table are 200bb deep, with a couple over 500bb. Good mix of young and middle age.

Hero is mid 20s reg who is known to be pretty TAG. Villain 2 is a younger guy from the bar industry who is very LAG, playing around half his hands. The other villain is pretty weak tight, but probably overvalues top pair/overpairs.

V2 (co) has 600, v1 (hj) 400, hero (bb) covers.
We hold QJds

PRE FLOP
3 limps, v1 limps, v2 raises 15, btn calls, hero calls, v1 calls.

FLOP
JJ9dhc ($66)

H+v1 checks, v2 b $60, BTN folds, hero calls, v1 calls.

TURN
6s ($246)

Checked around

RIVER
5s ($240)

Hero bets $200, v1+v2 folds.

Should I have led out on the turn?
Should I have checked into 2 on the river?
Should I have sized differently?

Thanks guys

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Eeciaj 9 years, 8 months ago

Sounds like v2 was making a cbet and had you on trip jacks when you called. I liked the check on the turn to perhaps make out your on a draw like Q10 or 108 suited and induce a river bet. But perhaps a turn bet would have been good in case either player had a straight draw because they are the only hands which may perhaps call a bet

klamsauce 9 years, 8 months ago

I like sqz peflop. I'm not a fan overcalling here inviting the limpers to come in ,taking this hand potentially 6/7 way. If initial villain is weak and loose, our hand does better isolating him. As played, flop and turn are fine. River I would potentially size smaller since we don't rep a ton of bluffs, we are hoping to get called by 9x or possibly an overpair from the first opener, somewhere around half pot does better for us.

piterlanguila 9 years, 8 months ago

Yep, when villain gives up the initative on the turn he's playing a cautious strategy, so at the same time he is getting called by 2 people over the flop I'd expect him to make some hero folds if he ever bets there QQ+ with 100% frequency, but def I think he would be folding it. If you think villain isn't gonna call you that often, best option here is to check call, inducing some bluffs/ fake valuebets from him

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