5-10 PL River Play

[Philuva]

This was my second hand so I have no reads on opponent. What should my play be on the river and any comments on the flop and turn would be appreciated.

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MP3 ($3769)
CO ($256.5)
<font color="#C00000">Button ($2357.5)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($990)</font>
BB ($1387.5)
UTG ($1000)
UTG+1 ($1197)
UTG+2 ($802.5)
MP1 ($1657.5)
MP2 ($975)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif. Hero posts a blind of $5.
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, CO calls $10, Button calls $10, Hero (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($40) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $36</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $100</font>, BB folds, CO folds, Button calls $64.

Turn: ($240) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $200</font>, Button calls $200.

River: ($640) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero ????

[AZK]

Bet 200. If you think it will look suspicious, bet 300. Hopefully button wasn't slow playing a set. If you don't think he'll bet the pot or close to it, check call that amount...

[JFB37]

I would lead the flop. You want to get raised here. The c/r suggests that you have a strong hand, at least two pair out of the sb on a flop of rags and probably better. Leading out makes it harder to put you on a hand. You might even get raised by a flush draw.

The Villian's flat call on the turn is a bit scary, but if you get too scared when people call you can't play. He either has two pair (sixes and fours), made a boat or has some kind of a draw, most likely a combo draw, maybe 57 /images/graemlins/spade.gif but I bet A2 /images/graemlins/spade.gif

The 2 /images/graemlins/club.gif is either irrelvant or helped you by counterfeiting him. Your perfect world would be if he had A5 /images/graemlins/spade.gif

I think you have to bet out. $300 seems about right.

[Philuva]

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The Villian's flat call on the turn is a bit scary, but if you get too scared when people call you can't play. He either has two pair (sixes and fours), made a boat or has some kind of a draw, most likely a combo draw, maybe 57 but I bet A2

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If his most likely holdings are a draw or a boat, isn't a river check call the best play? Or do you think he would pay off a $200 or $300 bet on a "combo" draw hand with some part of the board, hoping I missed my flush draw?

Funny how you think my flop CR here screams big hand, while in the other hand, someone else thought my flop CR screamed draw.

[Philuva]

I was really torn between betting out on the river or check calling and I am still not sure which is best. I decided to check call his $400 bet. He had 63s for the flopped 2-pair and turned full-house.