Top two on river OOP, Two table turbo SNG

I don’t like the check here because your opponent is likely to have at least a little something, so they’re unlikely to bet this river as a bluff or for value. Plus, any hand they would bet for value will probably call or raise your bet.

A small bet increases your chance of getting called (and might, on a perfect day, induce a bluff), and if your opponent had fewer chips (or you both had more), then it would be a more attractive option. As it stands, I think a bet of about 400 should get you called by a lot of worse pairs than the A.

What actually happened: You led for 200 and the CO shoved. You called and were shown a set of kings.

I agree with the staff here. I also don’t think you can fold this hand at any stage, because the stacks are just too small. I say bet 400-500, and call a raise. Just really unlucky to get shown a set.

He called our raise preflop and could have called with a large range of hands…so I bet about half pot and call a raise because of pot-odds…

Bet half-ish, call a shove. Agree with above that you cant fold this hand.

Youre unlucky to see AK, KK or lower set, but I think most times you’ll be ahead.

We’ve seen him call with pairs before but I expect an aggressive player like him to re-pop with kings/aces.
The flop bet would have narrowed his calling range, to a set of 4s 6s, a high king or a pair of sevens to kings. Then you check and show weakness of which he checks behind. The i believe eliminates any king because i beleieve a king would take a stab. Then when you bet on the river we have a fairly good idea of his range. I had him down to 12 possible hands of which only 4 beat me. 66% my bet with be justified so I bet around half pot. However, when he jams we have to think. We have shown strength so I think a bluff is not happening.
AK-66-44-QQ jams. A king doesn’t and I believe K-Q doesn’t either. All your beating is a bluff and I don’t believe this player would with his previous double up with a set as well.

All this noted a fold would have been my play but i don’t fault anyone for calling as it would be a v tough laydown

Im not folding this, Im going broke if he shoves. So with that in mind, lets focus on what to do to extract the most money when were ahead. If hes got a mid pair or mediocre ace, the best thing you can do is convince him you missed, or are weaker then that, and want to scare him out. Bet strong. (over 500) Anything else looks like you could have checked the turn to trap and are now trying to extract a value bet since he checked behind. A big bet spells “You checked behind, Im betting youre not strong enough to call this”. Sure, he might call the value bet, but hes only slightly less likely to call the big bet. You make a lot more when he does, so I figure it’s +EV.

I agree with City, I voted shove/over 500, since he has you covered and he called your flop bet, and he checked he behind you, either he hit top pair or hit mid pair, and if he hit top and you shove the river, I wouldn’t be too upset if he folded, mind you getting value is top priority but so early in a sng a pot of 925 is pretty nice to rake, and he could easily have KQ or maybe some suited K-6 or K-4 and he called your pre flop raise with position in hopes to crush the flop and take you out. I say push, and hopes he has KQ or something along those lines so you’ll get called and double or maybe the instant shove gets him thinking your bluffing, and you get called with a mediocre hand, either way I push and if he folds cool, if he calls your ahead more times then not!

Oops didn’t realize the buy-in, maybe I would play this hand a bit more timid with so much at stake, but I still think your ahead more times then not in this positon.

In order to come up with the right play you have to put him on a hand. The only thing that makes sense to me is a medium-high pocket pair, 77 through JJ.

If that’s the case then beting too much won’t get called with the three over cards. You’ve got to sell this one - I’d bet about $300.

Bet 1/3 to 1/2 pot. Villain likely to call or raise.

I agree with staff.

I would be thinking of his call on the flop. If he had AK surly he would raise… if he had kk he would call to trap opponent,Then an obvious flat call on the flop after he has hit his trips. then check,check on turn then. you have hit 2 pair. If you bet big into him and he comes over the top your probly commited. On the other hand if you bet arround 300 you can still get away if becomes clear he hit trips. If he has not hit trips he made of hit his king and would call with that.

But would he really play k-10, k-j to a raise. I dont know i think we may be looseing here you know. Just bet 300.#

Do you tell us what happened on the end?

cool. i voted to bet between 200-500 also. I would bet around 380 so it looks like we can get away from a reraise but of course were not laying this hand down. this was a good quiz.

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I hate this guy for hitting 2 sets within 12 hands. I hope he loses.