HU play IP with "trashy" hand

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HU play IP with "trashy" hand

0,10 0,25 Full Tilt Poker

Hero 39 $
Villain 35,5 $

We just started to play and we both started with default (offered) buy in 37,5 $.
Player from Germany started to open widely, but when he noticed that I play tight ( I was folding lot of hands pre),
he adjusted in a sec. I noticed that and I try to mix by opening more wide IP only. We were playing 5 min with no action at all. First opponent's bet on turn would be fold from the other player if he isn't strong.

"the hand"

Hero: Jd5d4s2s ( very bad hand, but as I am IP, and J high flash is imo okay HU - I play it )

preflop: V bets $0,50, H calls ( all the time we were both raising pre flop to 2* BB and not pot)

flop ( $1 ): AsKd4d // ATM I have wheel nut 8 cards str8 draw + 3rd nut J hi FD + 4 only that beats his AK if 4 falls on the board which isn't irrelevant

V checks, I bet $0,60, V raises to $2,8 - now I put him either to AK or set. I decided to call.

turn ( $ 6,6): 8c // nothing changed, I need to see V's next move

V bets pot ! Now I deff put him to AK min or AA or KK and it's just my decision: fold now or just call and see the river.
I just called as I guessed my equity wasn't "in the shape" for shove.

river ($ 20,2): 3d // I like 3 on river, but I am not sure whether I like 3rd diamond card on the board....

V bets $20,2 which was very very strange line in all this hand ( reraise on flop + full potting the turn: value betting + protection).
Don't think someone plays like this Flash draw before showdown, once more - very strange....

I need to call $20,2 with 3rd nuts - hard decision (easy fold in ring game, but HU...?).....
Now he has either:

QdXd ( X<>A: Would he play 2nd nuts this way?? - I guess not)
or
AdXd (hmmmmm....)
or
just AAd and he performs A dry bluff with pot bet on river.

Hero?

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Caantpayrent 12 years, 1 month ago
firstly unless i read it wrong u need to be folding the turn, um that said i think whether or not you call is purely based upon any reads you have on the villain, at these low levels the crazy maniacs will semi bluff barrel like this a decent amount of the time, with top top and the flush draw, in saying that players will bet like this to try and make it impossible for them to get drawn out on,....seeing as how we don't know this, it comes down to whats taking this line?? nothing for value you can beat so your jack high flush has no value as a hand, only has value in catching a bluff, personally if i wake up in this spot not knowing what sort of low stakes maniac im playing then im folding, but why call the turn? if your not calling the river, you hit the second best card you can hope for i guess then fold??...nope, so i guess in your shoes if your going to call the turn then u need to call the river, and hope he was a maniac with top set, top 2 etc and just decided if you had the flush then you had him, in saying that over all i wouldnt be calling that turn a lot of the time, (i never like to say never.)

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lofigr 12 years, 1 month ago
Sometime we hold the hand that can not be beaten.
When opponent seems to have it we deny possibility for it and we want to make some hero call/play.
I 'll also try to make my posts shorter and more clear from now on! Thanks.

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