NL5 KQo Too Passive?

Posted 8 years ago

I have only 11 hands on the villain so no reads.

When he donks on such a wet board I always think he has a value hand so I like flatting for pot control.

On the turn it is basically the same story as the flop.

On the river when the flush gets there I decide to check back but after I felt like I missed some value.

Should we be bet folding? or is checking fine?


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$0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem iPoker
6 Players

Blinds$0.02/$0.056
UTG scorpionik777 $2.30
UTG+1Hero $7.22
CO BoB41k26 $1.90
D kapala1991 $1.20
SB Maxstarcraft $1.23
BB waldokammler $13.45
Preflop
6$0.07Hero is UTG+1KQ
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.15, 3 folds, waldokammler calls $0.10
Flop
2$0.32QJK
waldokammler bets $0.22, Hero calls$0.22
Turn
2$0.766
waldokammler bets $0.53, Hero calls$0.53
River
2$1.822
waldokammler checks, Hero checks
Final Pot$1.70
waldokammler shows KJ
Hero shows KQ

Hero wins$1.70 (net +$0.80)
waldokammler lost $0.90
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Posted 8 years ago
Very wierd hand by him.
I would check behind as you did.

Im not sure why he checks the river I dont think he would check call with his hand.
If he is a good player I think he will fold OR check raise the river(Turn his hand into a bluff). I never think he is gonna call it since you called 2 streets and then bet river, it looks strong on this board. If you would bet and get check raised I think its prettyy damn hard to find a call.

Some player maybe prefer to bet and fold to a raise but Im not, not when you have this hand on this board.
Posted 8 years ago
I'd be raising the flop. Vs an unknown you have no real way of knowing how value heavy or bluff heavy he is and even if he's value heavy you beat lots of his value hands anyways. It's a spot where he should never have sets so unless he flopped a straight you're ahead.

If you don't raise flop you can raise the turn as well.

River you should still be able to get value. I think you can go for a small bet/fold. If he's scared of the flush then I don't think the best way to get value is by betting huge. I really doubt many players are donk bluffing a flush draw twice just to check it when they hit so I expect you to be ahead a lot. That being said I don't really expect you get bluff checkraised on the river either so even though I think it's unlikely he has a flush I would fold to the raise.

This would probably be near the bottom of my betting range though. I would check back all 1 pair hands.