Played it like a set, but what to do now?

[cambridgealex]

3 handed 50/1 at Alea. Button limps, SB folds I raise to £5. Button calls.

I bet £7, He raises to £17, I raise to £45, he calls.



Pot is £100 I have £120 back.

My read was that he has a 2pair+ all the time here. he raises pre probably so ruling out other sets. Think he'd click back the flop with 89 but he might just flat. 34 and 84 he'd play like this on the flop as well as all 2 pairs. Not sure how likely he is to raise 87, 86 on the flop. He didn't seem the type to semi bluffs combo draws. So I thought the 9 didn't really make any difference, thought he either had two pair, 34 or 84, perhaps 89.

With that in mind, I believe a shove gets all worse hands to fold and achieves nothing. If I check, I potentially set up a leveling spot where if he barrels I don't know whether he's betting worse and I might potentially get bluffed off the best hand. I thought if I bet small then I might get value from his two pairs and if he shoves sigh call it off and get there?

Does my thought process sound reasonable? WWYD?

[paulpitchford]

With the stacks I think I 3-bet more on flop to get it in, with stacks as they are. Now though I don't really know either. Looking forward to responses.

[nirvana]

Bet £12 to see where you are in the hand

[George2Loose]

See if he'll chop the pot with you

FYP

[outragous76]

I believe the default response is, we have a set we aren't folding

Anychance he plays 78 this way?

But yeah, I'm seeing a river whatever the action, I like to check here

[pleno1]

c/f i guess depending on the guy

you're in bb? i probably make it £10 pre or just check, 90% of the time I would check.

flop i probably make it 52 so i can tank shove lots of turns.

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[skolsuper]

All fine so far, bet £40 call it off now

[pleno1]

also he can limp btn with fives/sevens, its live yo.

[cambridgealex]

All fine so far, bet £40 call it off now

 

[zerofive]

I believe the default response is, we have a set we aren't folding

Anychance he plays 78 this way?

But yeah, I'm seeing a river whatever the action, I like to check here

Check/call? Check/sigh get it in? What do we do on a brick river if he checks behind?

[action man]

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[cambridgealex]

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hence the title

[outragous76]

Love tony g

[craigbetts]

Love tony g

I love gina g..... Ooo arrgh, just a little bit!

[SuuPRlim]

bet call for me.

and amount where he calls some, can still bluff and that prices us in to call him off when he jams