KJ in the small blind

[Vee Quiva]

50/100 TOURNEYTEXASHTGAMETABLE (NL) (TOURNAMENT 13785236) - SAT JUL 09 14:08:43 EDT 2005
Table Table 11776 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: folha_seca (980)
Seat 2: Spioter (1730)
Seat 3: intrepid73 (990)
Seat 4: decatur247 (1015)
Seat 6: mclarks (1795)
Seat 8: Bdbeatslayer (655)
Seat 9: CONGLOMERATE (823)
Seat 10: larryvq (2012)
larryvq posts small blind (25)
folha_seca posts big blind (50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to larryvq [ J /images/graemlins/spade.gif, K /images/graemlins/spade.gif ]
Spioter folds.
intrepid73 calls (50)
decatur247 folds.
mclarks calls (50)
Bdbeatslayer folds.
CONGLOMERATE folds.
larryvq calls (25)
folha_seca checks.

Should I have just pushed all in here? I'm thinking if I flop something I will win more money. Is that wrong here?
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Q /images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6 /images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2 /images/graemlins/spade.gif ]
larryvq checks.
folha_seca checks.
intrepid73 checks.
mclarks checks.

** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif ]

larryvq bets (50)
folha_seca folds.
intrepid73 folds.
mclarks calls (50)
** Dealing River ** : [ J /images/graemlins/club.gif ]
larryvq bets (175)
mclarks raises (500) to 500

Should I call this?

[durron597]

I don't bet this river because a raise makes me puke. I'd rather check and call what may be a bluff.

[tigerite]

Preflop - fine. No point in pushing all in when you have 40BB! Come on. Flop - check seems fine to me, you could put out a feeler bet as well if you want, either line is ok. Turn - I wouldn't bet that. I don't see the need. River - check and call behind.

bet on the river isn't horrible, but i'd bet $100 instead, a reasonable player might call with ace high or lower pair or pp. and you can get away from $100 a lot easier when he raises it to $500 :-

given that raise is out there, i'd fold unless i knew this guy was a big bluffer. it's too hard to get a read on his hand because he was able to limp, he could easily have KT or some other garbage like Q9 or even a set. this is a clear fold now that I think about it more.

[durron597]

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bet on the river isn't horrible, but i'd bet $100 instead, a reasonable player might call with ace high or lower pair or pp.

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I'm not calling t100 on this river if I can't beat KJ. But I might bet with a hand that can't beat KJ.