Clear river value bet?

[Hawkeye27]

Only played 20 hands with UTG but she'd been tight so far. Is this a clear river value bet?

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

Preflop: Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (2.33 SB) A/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls.

Turn: (2.16 BB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls.

River: (4.16 BB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks.

Final Pot: 4.16 BB

[emonrad87]

FYI, posts like this should go in the Small Stakes strategy forum.


With out a great read, I definately bet the river.

[BusterStacks]

Eh... are you thinking a worse ace is going to call you? Flush draws and less than top pair are folding the river I think. Check should be fine, no?

[emonrad87]

KT/KJ/KQ maybe? I would bet the river. But maybe that's just a leak in my game.

[kendal14]

Without a read, I would be more apt to check the river. The range of hands that I want calling this a value bet is very narrow. Ax with a lower kicker, and K. I don't think busted flush draws call this bet and unless a REAL calling station than Kx wouldn't call either. So with a great read (LPP and a high WSD%), i would be able to tell whether this is a value bet or not.

[MrFeelNothin]

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KT/KJ/KQ maybe? I would bet the river.

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Somewhat tightish player from UTG, those are the hands I would expect to see most often. An ace hand would likely be folded or raised preflop. In a pot that was HU preflop I'm thinking a good K calls this river every time, lower pairs every once in a while too. I think this is a value bet situation. If you are raised, you can let go.

you might get better responses in SS.