Party 15. Bet this River?

[jediael]

Opponent is semi-loose-aggressive pre-flop and post-flop

Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">8 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (4 SB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (3 BB) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

River: (5 BB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero ???

Final Pot: 5 BB

[mike l.]

we can already see that you checked because you left the final pot size at 5 bb. anyway you should bet since he checked the turn and river and tends towards laggy. he has A high probably and will call.

but the real story here is you need to fold preflop. what a goofy awful hand to put another sb in with. yuck.

[flawless_victory]

its like mike said... pretty easy fold PF, pretty easy river value bet...
YOU HAVE A PAIR.

[benwood]

If you had raised the flop, &amp; bet the turn, you could check the river more easily. As it is, you are still not likely to get a fold from a better hand or a call from a worse one, so the check is still probably best.

[jediael]

To be honest, he had a pre-flop steal of over 50% and he was laggy too, so I was planning to defend with almost any two cards

[mike l.]

"To be honest, he had a pre-flop steal of over 50% and he was laggy too, so I was planning to defend with almost any two cards"

im pretty sure that's a mistake, but any online experts can feel free to put me in my place and ill listen (bicyclekick, nate, whoever).

let him have the stupid 95o. then when you plan to play, say with something like 97s or better go ahead and reraise him and put him to the test.

[jediael]

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im pretty sure that's a mistake, but any online experts can feel free to put me in my place and ill listen (bicyclekick, nate, whoever).


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Yes, I'd like to know too. Cause I am no way sure about it

[bicyclekick]

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"To be honest, he had a pre-flop steal of over 50% and he was laggy too, so I was planning to defend with almost any two cards"

im pretty sure that's a mistake, but any online experts can feel free to put me in my place and ill listen (bicyclekick, nate, whoever).

let him have the stupid 95o. then when you plan to play, say with something like 97s or better go ahead and reraise him and put him to the test.

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I fold 95o and 96o there. 97o i'm calling though. 97s I'm sometimes raising, but calling more than raising probably. 95s i probably call, as well as 96s. It really depends. You see, these players will give you so much action postflop if you make a hand...it might be worth playing. Just don't try to bluff them off, it won't work very well.

[bicyclekick]

oh, and bet the river hoping he pays off ace high.

[jogger08152]

Bad plan (unless he weirdly turns into a folding station postflop if he misses). Fold this crap and move on.

[jogger08152]

You don't think he gets a call from a lone Ace? I think he not only gets the call, I think he gets shown it (along with 33 or 44 often enough to make it a value bet).