Bet the river?

[Shanemex]

CO is very loose aggressive preflop. He has seen EVERY flop for three hours, and raised about 50% of the time preflop. But after the flop he normally becomes a calling station, although he will occasionally bluff. So, do I bet the river?


Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO calls, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds.

Flop: (5.40 SB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls.

Turn: (3.70 BB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls.

River: (5.70 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>?

[daveymck]

Yes, if he has a jack its a bummer but he wont have a jack more that he does. Hasty edit as flush is on as well, however I still bet.

There seems to be some strategy I am unaware of (dont know if its from a book or not) but there are quite a few players who play 70%+ of hands at 5/10, one player in particular is on every night so he cant be losing all the time. Some of them do seem able to let it go if the flop.

[InchoateHand]

Majority of time villain doesn't have a J. Bet away.

[Shanemex]

But would he call without the straight or the flush? He does sometimes bluff at scare cards so could it be okay to let him bluff at it, or would I too likely lose a call from an A or a K?

[InchoateHand]

This may be too scary a board to induce a bluff. I'd be hesitant to risk it with a powerful holding. Unless they are crazy, almost all one pair hands check here.

[daveymck]

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But would he call without the straight or the flush? He does sometimes bluff at scare cards so could it be okay to let him bluff at it, or would I too likely lose a call from an A or a K?

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You said it in the description of him he becomes a calling station therefore yes I beleive he will call without the straight or flush.

[Shanemex]

Okay, I'll admit that half of the reason I posted this hand was so I could post the results because it was a player and a hand that I won't soon forget.

Hero bets (10)
CO calls (10)

Hero balance $368.50, bet $35, collected $75, net +$40 [ Td Th ] [ three of a kind, tens -- Ad,Kd,Td,Th,Ts ]
CO balance $737.50, lost $35 [ 3s 4h ] [ high card ace -- Ad,Kd,Qd,Ts,4h ]

In case you didn't notice he called me with the nut low. The guy just would not go broke, it was amazing. By the end there were three other 2+2ers sitting at this table before the guy finally left. He was there for at least six hours, saw every flop, and still didn't go broke.