Calling down light

This has it's good and it's evil - sometimes you maximize value on a hand you would otherwise have made nothing with, and other times you pay off the nuts and feel stupid afterwards. Here are two hands - one where i win, one where i lose

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We'll start with the one i lost.

I called the flop chk-minraise bc often that's a "feeler" type bet. Also, minraises are dumb cuz they give you crazy pot odds. I have an overpair, and I can see him with anything from a 2, less likely a 3, a FD, a SD, any pair, etc etc etc.

I almost folded the turn. The J could have hit an AJ KJ QJ JT type hand, but with such a small bet i'm calling that getting almost 4:1.

Another overcard to my pair on the river sucks, but after some thought i decided to call anyways. I was almost positive he didn't have a 3, and actually expected to see air quite often there. getting more than 3:1 i decided it was a bluff or worse often enough to call. i may have been wrong on my reads who knows.

SB: $111.20
BB: $100.00
UTG: $116.20
MP: $53.00
Hero (CO): $100.00
BTN: $114.50

Preflop: Hero is dealt 9 9 (6 Players)
2 folds, Hero raises to $3.50, BTN folds, SB calls $3.00, BB folds

Flop: ($8) 2 3 3 (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $6.00, SB raises to $12.00, Hero calls $6.00

Turn: ($32) J (2 Players)
SB bets $13.00, Hero calls $13.00

River: ($58) T (2 Players)
SB bets $25.00, Hero calls $25.00

Pot Size: $108.00 ($3 Rake)

SB had A T (two pair, Tens and Threes) and WON (+$51.50)
Hero had 9 9 and LOST (-$53.50)

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Here's one i won.

The villain's line makes no sense at all, which is why i called on the river. On that flop, why would a 3 lead unless they have some read that i'm crazy and will always raise and bloat the pot and get it in w/ worse easily (ok mebbe that happens a lot when i'm tilting but i'm playing pretty solid atm). i raised bc that type of donkbet usually folds to the raise - he def surprised me w the call

On the turn he donks again! now wtf does that mean?... i really don't know... but if he has a real hand he usually goes for the chkraise on the turn. there aren't any realistic draws, and any made hand on the flop is still good here. i call.

River i have a difficult decision. the bet is sizable, but not that sizable in relation to the pot. The 5 means i now beat any strangly played AK AQ AJ type hands, i still beat any bluffing 6's, and i'm still behind any 3's (though like i said earlier i think those are unlikely)

I call.

This should probably be a lesson to people who want to bluff. If you're going to run a multi-street bluff, at least make it look believable, bc if the line just doesn't make any sense to someone, they are more likely to call.

SB: $36.25
BB: $122.90
UTG: $112.60
CO: $9.15
Hero (BTN): $98.50

Preflop: Hero is dealt A 5 (5 Players)
2 folds, Hero raises to $3.50, SB folds, BB calls $2.50

Flop: ($7.50) 3 3 6 (2 Players)
BB bets $4.00, Hero raises to $14.00, BB calls $10.00

Turn: ($35.50) A (2 Players)
BB bets $15.00, Hero calls $15.00

River: ($65.50) 5 (2 Players)
BB bets $40.00, Hero calls $40.00

Pot Size: $145.50 ($2 Rake)

BB had 4 6 (two pair, Sixes and Threes) and LOST (-$72.50)
Hero had A 5 (two pair, Aces and Fives) and WON (+$71.00)