4nl(shallow88) UTG- what do I rep??

MP is 29/6/2 cb=100 he done all his 3b'ing in bb which is only 1/11.

BU is 17/12/2 cb= 47 squeeze = 0 fcb= 57 , and has foldT'bet= 10/11 times over 390 . He's o of the few decentish players ive seen on shallows. doesn't 3bet enough, and is doing a So lot of set-mining

I don't think cbet'ing this flop accomplishes a lot. I decide to c/c pretty much either of them one street for the simple fact that if I do hit I will prob get a stack especially if mp is betting.

When the action checks around, and I do bink . I feel like I have to bet right? The only thing is what am I repping exactly?


Revolution Gaming Network - $0.04 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: $2.52
BTN: $2.18
SB: $1.15
BB: $2.47
Hero (UTG): $2.08
MP: $1.97

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.04

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.06) Hero has 8:diamond: 8:club:

Hero raises to $0.12, MP calls $0.12, fold, BTN calls $0.12, fold, fold

Flop: ($0.42, 3 players) Q:club: K:heart: 4:diamond:
Hero checks, MP checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($0.42, 3 players) 8:heart:
Hero bets $0.28, fold, fold

i think the flop check is correct (though imo it'd be a pretty comfortable c/f as we're never going to make enough $ the times we bink one of our two outs with these stack sizes). turn play is good too. you rep basically slowplayed nuts and turned nuts or maybe like AQ/QJs that checked flop for pot control. i wouldn't worry too much about what you rep at these stakes though. even the better players will be liable to making large mistakes. i mean it's definitely a good thing to be at least slightly conscious of what your range is at all times and what you rep, but vs these guys i'd look to just maximise my EV with whatever cards im holding.

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Originally Posted by rpm

but vs these guys i'd look to just maximise my EV with whatever cards im holding.

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Yeah, I hear ya there rpm. Maybe it's just mind-practice from me while I'm still dusting the rust off at these shallow tables

as i said, it's a good thing to be conscious of. but it's a higher level skill (being aware of not only villain's range, but your own as well) which will actually lower your EV if you act on it against the wrong players.

They don't care what you are representing, none of these players think that hard.

Turn is a value bet for sure vs their hands with showdown value and any draws they might have picked up.