Flopped two pair vs huge shove on river.

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Flopped two pair vs huge shove on river.

In the hand posted above :

We open TJss in the CO to $.25. Folds around to BB who calls.

FLOP :

Flop : T J 2. BB checks. We b33%. BB now raises to $.63. I decided to 4b to $2.18. I leaned towards re-raising as opposed to flatting for a few different reasons : 1. I think BB is going to have a lot of draws in this spot. We block top two on the board so it is less likely BB will have value hands apart from 22. BB will have a lot of KQ, Q9, 98. He can also have haves like QJ, KJ, AJ at a certain frequency & want to play them as raises here. I am happy w my decision making on the flop. We have top two pair so we are okay w piling in money vs BB defending range. Also, there are a lot of turn cards we dont want to see so I like raising as it protects our hand as well vs all the draws villain can have in this spot.

TURN :

7s. Not the best card in the world but not the worst either. It is better than broadway cards as those would make life very tough given the flop action along w our specific holding. BB checks to us, we b75%. BB calls. This call should narrow down BB's range of hands he can have in this spot. I think hands like QJ, Q9, & maybe even KQ find folds on this turn. Not the most comfortable spot for us despite having a very strong hand.

RIVER :

Ad. Bleh. Not my favorite river. Hands like KQ, AJ are now ahead of us while 89 also beats us. BB checks to us. I actually went into my timebank in this spot trying to figure out whether we should value bet on river or just check behind & take our showdown value. In retrospect, checking behind is prob the play here. It is hard for us to bet for value & get called by worse at this point. Maybe, a big maybe, KJ finds a hero call. Even then, idk if villain would even find a call there. As played, we b50% ~. BB shoves for ~ $11 more. Obv, we cant call here. BB cannot have enough bluffs & is just always shoving for value in this spot imo. We fold & move on. Is this river bet a punt? It seems to me as tho it is. Welcome to any & all feedback & input. This hand seems like a massive blunder on our end.

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