Bet out with an underpair?

[BellyBuster7]

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero calls, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: (2.50 BB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (2.50 BB) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, SB calls, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 5.50 BB

I know my river call was bad, but does anybody bet this, and if so, where? I was planning on check/folding, but since no one ever showed any aggression, I'm thinking I should have taken a stab at it somewhere- or would that be spewing? I don't think anyone that has anything that beats me is folding.

[jay1313]

You have virtually less then nothing. It would have been an easy fold post-flop but you get daring when it is checked through (happens to me all the time) but on this one you have less then bottom pair with 2 outs. I think you just check/fold all the way through this one.

[btspider]

fold PF and fold the river. no reason to bet anywhere in between.

if your river bet takes the pot, its because you would have had the best hand anyway.

[YM2K58]

Pre flop, I would have raised. This accomplishes 2 things - gain the button and (hopefully) drive out blinds. If checked on flop, I would bet and go from there.

[BellyBuster7]

Wow, there's some conflicting advice.
Folding 22 from the CO seems too tight, and I don't know if I could bring myself to raise it, though I think you make a good case for doing so. I guess when the set doesn't come, I just need to lay this down to any bet.

[jrz1972]

I would normally fold this with just one limper. You're not getting enough action on the times you hit your set with so few players in the hand.

[davelin]

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Wow, there's some conflicting advice.
Folding 22 from the CO seems too tight, and I don't know if I could bring myself to raise it, though I think you make a good case for doing so. I guess when the set doesn't come, I just need to lay this down to any bet.

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Limping with 22 here isn't good just because your implied odds when you do hit your set isn't very good.

[btspider]

PF is borderline at .50/1.00. if I'm MP3, i'd limp. 2 limpers to me.. easy limp. button, fold.

at 1/2 and above, this should be a fold. you won't be paid off enough the times you hit your set.