Bet this river

[mscags]

Should I check this river and hope he bets so I can raise or is this a clear bet? If I bet I don't think he calls me with anything besides trips, because this guys was halfway intelligent. The fact that he paused on the river when I bet made me think that he had two pair. What do you guys do?

7 Card Stud High-Low ($3/$6), Ante $0.50, Bring-In $1 (hand converter (http://www.geocities.com/greenage22/7StudConverter.hta.txt))

3rd Street - (1.00 SB)

Hero: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif 8/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif___completes
Seat 2: xx xx T/images/graemlins/heart.gif___calls
Seat 4: xx xx K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___folds
Seat 5: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif___brings-in___folds
Seat 6: xx xx 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___folds
Seat 7: xx xx 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif___folds

4th Street - (3.33 SB)

Hero: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif 8/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/club.gif___bets
Seat 2: xx xx T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif___calls

5th Street - (2.67 BB)

Hero: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif 8/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/club.gif 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif___bets
Seat 2: xx xx T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif___calls

6th Street - (4.67 BB)

Hero: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif 8/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/club.gif 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif___bets
Seat 2: xx xx T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif J/images/graemlins/club.gif___calls

River - (6.67 BB)

Hero: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif 8/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/club.gif 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___bets
Seat 2: xx xx T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif J/images/graemlins/club.gif xx___folds

Total pot: (6.67 BB)

[TheShootah]

I am just gonna throw this out there. I am kinda confused to his holdings. Maybe a three flush with two babies? Maybe like 2 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 3 /images/graemlins/heart.gif or something like that. I mean when you raise with an A up wouldn't it be pretty bad for him to call with tens? And then you pair your door card, the only thing I think he should be calling with on 4th is the flush with three low cards. I dunno. I would check. Maybe he would figure you had less that you did and it would induce a bet. If you bet the river it shows him you aren't scared of his draw or whatnot. If you check, it feigns weakness. I have no idea what I am saying, which is what happens in most of my posts. I start with a coherent idea, and then I ramble like a madman. I check. Final Answer. I am probably wrong. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[bigredlemon]

If he wasnt going to call your river bet, I'd doubt he'd even have bet. Looks like he had a busted draw so it was only going to be fold or raise. I can't even see him calling with two pair here if thats what he ended up with.

[TheShootah]

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If he wasnt going to call your river bet, I'd doubt he'd even have bet. Looks like he had a busted draw so it was only going to be fold or raise. I can't even see him calling with two pair here if thats what he ended up with.

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Yeah, calling with two pair would be ballsy. What sucks is that is looks like you may have made a low too, making it less likely he would make a risky call for the high half.

[vintage_sara]

what are you doing in the hand in the first place? That's the fundamental question.

[vintage_sara]

oh---hi lo...lol...but why raise 3rd?

[Andy B]

He has a playable hand with an Ace in the door. There is a Ten, a King, and the bring-in behind him. If you don't steal here, when do you steal?

[Andy B]

I think you played it about right up until the river. If he's a decent player, his most likely hand is a flush draw, so you can really only expect to get called, and more likely raised, when you're beaten.

[TheShootah]

So I wasn't rambling! Well I was, but I had the right idea. /images/graemlins/grin.gif