Party 3/6 big Ace hand

[mr giles]

LAG is 60/25, PFR could be any suited A, any PP, any 2 broadway. SLP is a calling station, but he hasn't been around long. I decided there was no AK out there based on the flop action. I didn't bet the river fearing an AQ would give me AK but call it down. Thoughts?

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 <font color="#A500AF">(LAG)</font> raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 <font color="#A500AF">(SLP)</font> calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 <font color="#A500AF">(LAG)</font> caps</font>, MP2 <font color="#A500AF">(SLP)</font> calls, Hero calls, SB calls.

Flop: (17 SB) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">LAG bets</font>, SLP calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, LAG calls, SLP calls.

Turn: (11.50 BB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
LAG checks, SLP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, LAG calls, SLP calls.

River: (14.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
LAG checks, SLP checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 14.50 BB

[IndieMatty]

Dude, bet the river.

[Fat Nicky]

I think you need to bet the river based on your reads and the action of the hand. You miss out on 2 BBs too many times to let this check through.

[smoore]

I concur. If there was ever a place to value bet the river it's here. I expect LAG to checkraise me on the turn if he's AK or AQ. SLP could have anything. I call a river checkraise.

[Grease]

Why didn't you bet the river? You just lost 2 BB.

[mr giles]

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Why didn't you bet the river?

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Because my river play is crappy. I'm going through PT looking for reasons why I'm a 1.5bb/100 instead of my targeted 3+, and I'm finding these. This time LAG is KK and SLP is ATo and I miss my bets. Other times I get CR'd on the river by AK or A9 and I'm trying learn the difference.

[SamIAm]

Definitely bet that river. What happened since the flop to convince you that you weren't ahead?
-Sam