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emonrad87

06-05-2005, 10:12 PM

Button was 26.4/18.5/3.77 and he had been stealing blinds with a wide range of hands.

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Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
2 folds, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, Button calls.

Flop: (7 SB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (5.50 BB) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

Final Pot: 7.50 BB

I'm mostly concerned with the river bet. Should I check/call here instead? Check/fold?

Lmn55d

06-05-2005, 10:17 PM

After he shows weakness by checking the turn you need to see a showdown and the best way to do it is by check/calling. A better hand (including AQ/AK) won't fold here, and a worse hand might bluff it. Plus by checking you prevent yourself from folding to a bluff raise.

adamstewart

06-05-2005, 10:18 PM

I'd check/call the river.

Flop raise looks like either a weak pair, or a flush draw. Appears more to be a flush draw when turn is checked through. If this is the case, he's not going to call you with just a broker flush draw, so you're better off trying to induce a bluff. On the other hand, you may get a free showdown if you're behind.

Note: when you are actually playing this hand, we don't have the benefit of knowing ahead of time that Button calls your bet. ... this makes it seem more like a weak pair - to which you lose. And even if you were called by a worse hand, this won't happen enough to make the play profitable in the long run.

Adam