Hey Jacob,

Welcome to TPE…Great Post.  In this spot imo, I probably just fold pre.  Sure you are deep enough to call pre, but I probably look to do this if there is another caller in the hand.  I am looking to minizime the hands I play oop.  If you do call, you will need to know how you are going to proceed post.  I know that the villain has been playing aggro as of late (last 4 hands-have you been able to see any hands at showdown?), but now he is opening utg which/should minimizes his range. 

The way played, you did flop the flush draw and a backdoor straight draw which gives equity in your hand.  I think I like a semi bluff donk of about .60% of pot….now you are controling the pot and depending on how the villain plays you can start minimize the range of hands he may hold.  How the hand was played when you check, the villain's c bet of just over 1/2 pot, I will peel to see if I hit my flush or gain more outs.  Depending on what falls on the turn, I will check and reevaluate.  By c/c the flop you may even get a free card on the turn from the villain who was c betting with air.  By c/r the flop now you are ballooning the pot and are preparing to get it in on a 10 high flush draw (which may still be behind to a higher flush draw). 

I don't want to spew my chips in this spot with how deep you started the hand.   With the way played, the turn bet continues your story while trying to see a cheap card on the river..if raised you can safely fold as well.  However on the river, I just check fold giving up on the hand preserving my tourney.  In a $2 micro, you are not pushing the villain off the hand, and more times than not you are beat. 

I hope this helps…best of luck at the tables.

I like your pre and flop plays.  Donk betting as suggested is interesting but usually gets very littel respect so I prefer the check raise even thoguh more expensive.  Payout is better as you get the cbet money many times and it is a stronger play.  you can simply bet when checked to as well.

I am checking/calling turn.  and shutdown on river when missing.  no need to risk 40 bbs on a bluff here.  he has not shown much weakness or willingness to fold (love the risky river play on say a live tourney or higher buyin tourney as this play would be successful many times, but at micros not sure).

also, I find it this deep sometimes 3 betting suited connectors and then leading this kind of flop is a good line thoughts on that all?

ttwist said:

if you ever play the game of golf you may have heard the analogy that trees are 90% air, well so are 3 barrells, just an observation and the % may be high but ive noticed in my time that 3 barrells is 90% air.

This is amazing, I love it.