River play

[PokerBob]

No read on villain. Bet this river?

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Preflop: Hero is SB with J/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif. UTG+1 posts a blind of $3. MP3 posts a blind of $4.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 (poster) checks, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 (poster) checks, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (6.33 SB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, Button folds.

Turn: (5.16 BB) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP3 folds.

River: (7.16 BB) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero ?????

[brettbrettr]

I don't see why you wouldn't bet this. If I knew opponent to be aggro I might check-call, but here I'd bet-fold.

[jason_t]

Bet/folds.

[Bob T.]

It's holdem.

Whoever is ahead on the flop, is usually ahead on the turn.

Whoever is ahead on the turn, is usually ahead on the river.

You have values on the flop, and you haven't been raised yet.

Bet.

[mr pink]

who likes raising preflop?

i been mixing it up with spots like this. after 4 limpers, i think QJs has a nice raise here.

[chesspain]

The river value bets don't get much easier than this one.

[PokerBob]

What calls me that I beat? QT-Q9? Is this an easy fold to a 3-bet?

[Harv72b]

Check/call looks obvious to me here. Let him bluff with his busted flush draw or underpair, but don't let him raise if he beats you (although I suspect he'd have raised already if he beats you).

[brettbrettr]

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What calls me that I beat? QT-Q9? Is this an easy fold to a 3-bet?

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Without a read there are a TON of lesser hands that call here, 88-99, all sorts of stuff.

[PokerBob]

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who likes raising preflop?

i been mixing it up with spots like this. after 4 limpers, i think QJs has a nice raise here.

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meh. I'm not crazy about it, but that's because (obviously) my postflop play bites. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

[JoshuaD]

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who likes raising preflop?

i been mixing it up with spots like this. after 4 limpers, i think QJs has a nice raise here.

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I like a raise. Getting any of the people who posted blind to fold is really nice.

This river is an easy value bet. Fold to a raise.

[Bob T.]

I raise preflop. You probably have an equity edge here, and it will also make the postflop play a lot easier.