I felt like raising but couldn't

[brettbrettr]

only 30 hands with MP2, he shows taggish stats. But, again, only 30 hands.

After he 3 bet my flop c/r I put him on something I couldn't raise the river against....weak?
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Preflop: Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (6.33 SB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 3-bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (7.66 BB) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.

River: (10.66 BB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Button folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 12.66 BB

[New001]

What about betting the river and calling a raise? That way you won't get 3-bet, and if he has something like KQo, he won't check it through if he gets scared of the Ace.

[wrto4556]

check/raise the river sounds great. He has a big spade that missed and a worse two pair lots of the time.

[Pokey]

I like this river card. I don't LOVE it, but I like it. You're in "way ahead / way behind" mode, here. There's a very decent chance you're winning this hand, but I don't think there's a 2/3 chance of it. If you c/r and he 3-bets, you're going to be reaching for the bromo. Better the check/call and take your chances at the showdown.

[wrto4556]

I think check/callng is our worst option. KK may check behind. If we aren't check/raising we should atleast bet/call

[Pokey]

TAGs are more likely to bet a river with a weakish hand than they are to call with one. Given our lack of position and our read on MP2, the expected value of a check/call is higher than the expected value of a bet, or a bet/call.

[New001]

I like check/raising because it might grab an extra bet or two from the other barn in the hand, but it loses so much if he's behind.

[brettbrettr]

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but it loses so much if he's behind.

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Which seems a distinct possibility.