44 UTG on TT7r: Bluff Catching the River

Hero
4♣4♥
Position
UTG vs HJ
Pot
3-Bet Pot
Flop
7♠ T♦ T♥

While our underpair is a marginal call on the flop, we must follow through and bluff-catch the river when the most likely draws miss.

Flop Analysis

Auto-played to reach this drill spot — you didn't act here, so it isn't scored.

Flop Analysis

Facing a large 75% pot c-bet, 44 is a very marginal continue. It functions as a low-frequency call to protect our range from over-folding on dry textures.

Turn Analysis

The turn is a total brick. Checking is mandatory as we have no reason to lead into the aggressor with a weak underpair.

River Analysis

After the turn goes check-check, our hand's relative strength increases. We check again to let HJ bluff their missed overcards.

River Analysis

Calling is the correct play. When HJ checks back the turn and then fires a pot-sized bet on a brick river, their range is extremely polarized between slow-played monsters and total air like AK or AQ.

Key Concepts

  • 6.4
  • Neutral Range
  • OOP
  • Dry Board
  • LEAN TOWARD CHECK