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QQ with bad river card

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So in this hand I am happy with the play preflop and flop.  The flop is pretty good I think since I will get calls from lower pairs and flush draws. Betting the turn seems a good move too when the Jd hits.  The flush draw is still there, but weaker, and no overcards.  I am still going to bet out looking for value from lower pairs and charging the draws. I am sure that if the button has hit a set he would be raising the flop and if he hasn't done that he would almost certainly be raising the turn.  He doesn't so I think that I am still good. Then the river card comes. The cooler.  There is a big question as to whether the villain has got right the way to the river with just an over card, or possibly A2, A4, A8 or AJ I suppose.  Of course he might need to bluff the river with a busted flush draw. So I check on the river and see what he does..and he shoves.  Should I call or fold? PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players Hand conve...

Playing pocket 2s against a 3 bet

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In this hand the button raises 3BB.  His attempt to steal stat is 33% over 20 hands.  The small blind 3 bets (the first 3 bet seen over 20 hands also).  It costs 9 big blinds to see the flop (assuming the button doesn't re-raise) and the flop contains 23 big blinds (more if the big blind calls). We need to to guess the 3bet range of the small blind and put it against the hero's pocket 2s. His VP and PF stats are both 30% so we could try and scale his 3 bet range from here.  The hero certainly needs to hit his set for this to be a profitable call. How would you play the hand?

Semi bluffing your small pairs? - watch out for the flop!

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Should you semi-bluff with your small pair against a raiser on the button?  When the flop comes with high cards you are supposed to have one...

When small pairs cost too much?

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Pocket pairs can prove profitable but can also be expensive.  The villain is VP 21, PF 17 over 65 hands. When would you fold this hand? P

Did the hero miss out on value with a pair of Aces?

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2c/5c 6 max fast poker. We have no stats on the villian but he is happy to call a 3 bet.  When the 2 kings hit the flop should the hero bet out or wait and see? What would you do?