Villain is 43/4/3 over 400 hands. No specific reads other than that.

Should I always be 3betting this flop? I felt at the time a 3bet lets him away from bluffs and also inflates the pot without a great hand.

Is my line too passive?

Anyone take a shot on the river?

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

CO ($71.65)
Button ($45.20)
SB ($18.35)
BB ($42.90)
UTG ($83.55)
Hero ($53.65)

Preflop: Hero is MP with , .
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.75, 1 fold, Button calls $1.75, 2 folds.

Flop: ($4.25) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $3, Button raises to $6, Hero calls $3.

Turn: ($16.25) (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $8, Hero calls $8.

River: ($32.25) (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

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Our hand is far too vulnerable to call so that he can bluff.

I make it about 18 on the flop.
Turn is standard given the action.
River check is standard

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My usual line probably is the 3bet to $18.

If he calls the 3bet, what's the play on that turn?

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It becomes very tough if he calls. Against a solid opponent I check/fold the turn because he is never calling with just one pair. This villain is enough of a calling station for us to be able to push imo.

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You really think we can push the turn in that situation and get a call from a worse hand?

This is what put me off 3betting cos I'm inflating the pot, making it very tough on the turn if called and I'm not even sure he calls the flop often enough with a worse hand.

Is this not a spot for pot control?

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Maybe I'm thinking he's more of a donk than he actually is?

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I don't have any specific reads on his postflop play. His stats suggest he's not exactly a good player who limps far too many hands preflop, but I don't actually know what he's calling with postflop yet, so he's a bit of an unknown in that sense.

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43/4 says major donk to me.

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Argh. That was a reply to jharding but Dave beat me to it.

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No other thoughts on this?

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