99 heads up

[me454555]

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="666666">5 folds</font>, UTG calls.

Flop: (5.33 SB) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (3.66 BB) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG calls.

River: (7.66 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 7.66 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 7.66 BB, between Hero and UTG.</font>

[Ralph Wiggum]

Sorry to answer w/ a question.

Do you call if he bets the river? Do you call if a blank hits &amp; he bets the river?

[me454555]

I think so. I hate folding the river for 1 sb. Do you value bet this river? I was going to if a card lower than a 9 hit

[Ralph Wiggum]

[ QUOTE ]
I think so. I hate folding the river for 1 sb. Do you value bet this river? I was going to if a card lower than a 9 hit

[/ QUOTE ] I don't see a value bet here. I'd check. Do you see A-Face calling? I think if you win, that's what he's got.

*Edit: I've misread this hand. I thought your opponent was the PFR. I'd bet this river.

[Yeknom58]

How can you not bet this river?

[me454555]

w/2 overcards I figured he'd fold anything below a T or Q

[J.R.]

"w/2 overcards I figured he'd fold anything below a T or Q"

Absent a read I'd bet this river, his play is consistent with a small pair/ small pair + straight draw. The flop bet looks like a pair (maybe an aggro played draw) that had you on overcards like AK. Futhermore, he called your turn raise, so he either thought there was a chance you were getting out of line with overcards on the turn and was going to look you up or he calle dthe turn raise because of a straight and/or two pair/trips draw.

I'd give him the chance to look you up, as his flop bet and turn call are all consistent with at least a small pair (its possible he just has a straight draw, but he will often have the pair). Unless you fear he has a better hand, not betting because you think your opponent won't call a river bet when he called a turn raise after representing at least a pair on the flop is bad. Give your opponents the chance to call and make a mistake, especially in a game like this where bad calls are common.

[me454555]

Nice post, I definatly F-ed up that river