River play

[cookieb]

1/2 NL I am in the big blind, first hand at the table $100
delt 9 /images/graemlins/club.gif7 /images/graemlins/heart.gif

MP player limps, stack $200

Button calls, SB calls

Flop Q /images/graemlins/spade.gif7 /images/graemlins/spade.gif5 /images/graemlins/spade.gif

Checks around

Turn 7 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

I bet out $10, MP calls

River- 3 /images/graemlins/club.gif

Pot-$28

Whats your play here?

[NYCNative]

Pot-sized bet. He probably missed his flush.

[Rococo]

No. If you really believe that he missed the flush, you absolutely much check here and hope to induce a bluff. What do you accomplish with a bet? Nothing. He folds a losing hand.

[NYCNative]

If you're 100% sure he missed his flush, make a value bet and try to get paid off. A bad player might take a stab there, sure. A bad player might already made the flush and slow-/misplayed it also.

[Rococo]

Who the hell calls a "value" bet with a busted flush draw? No one.

[amoeba]

agree with your analysis. the only time when a river blocking/value bet works better than a check to induce bluff is if you believe him to be on the Q and you don't want him to check behind.

if you put him on missed flush draw, check call is absolutely the best line.

[Godfather80]

Rococo,

you are exactly right. betting gets you nothing but losses in the long run.

[cookieb]

Follow Up-

You make the pot sized bet and get pushed all.

Your play now?

[Rococo]

very easy fold.