2/4 PS hand

[Marlow]

Villian BB is 21/9 and pretty TAG, but I've seen him make some loose calls and bets. MP is pretty good. Is this standard for the river...?

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Hero ($371.55)
BB ($418.70)
UTG ($150)
MP ($828.05)
Button ($330.75)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $4, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($12) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $8</font>, MP folds, Hero calls $8.

Turn: ($28) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $8</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $35</font>, BB calls $27.

River: ($98) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, and plans to call a bet.

Final Pot: $98

Marlow

[AZK]

Nice turn check-raise, but when he calls, you assume he can beat A9 right? If that is the case, why are you willing to call river, don't you think you are still behind?

[Marlow]

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Nice turn check-raise, but when he calls, you assume he can beat A9 right? If that is the case, why are you willing to call river, don't you think you are still behind?

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That's an excellent point. This could plug a big hole for me. /images/graemlins/cool.gif Based on his betting pattern here, what do you think about calling a 1/2 pot bet? After all, he was in the BB, and I've shown weakness on the river.

Marlow

[rwperu34]

I would call a small bet but not a big one. BB defintely has an ace. I'm betting based on his turn bet, his kicker is weak.

A pot sized or bigger bet will be a full house more often than not. But a small bet might be a weak effort at trying to make a hand that would split fold.

[j0wlev]

Why not lead out on the River?

Fire a good-sized value bet on the river, make it look like you want a call, you are inviting a call. The turn CR showed so much strength, I don't think a weak A will bet the river. The only hand I see value-betting that river is a hand that beats you.

Action: Lead out, if raised you can safely muck but thats pretty read dependent. BB coulda flopped 2 pair and got counterfieted on the river...

[Marlow]

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Why not lead out on the River?

Fire a good-sized value bet on the river, make it look like you want a call, you are inviting a call. The turn CR showed so much strength, I don't think a weak A will bet the river. The only hand I see value-betting that river is a hand that beats you.

Action: Lead out, if raised you can safely muck but thats pretty read dependent. BB coulda flopped 2 pair and got counterfieted on the river...

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I guess the reason I didn't consider it is because I don't want to pot it, and anything less looks weak and could induce a bluff, thereby blowing me off my hand. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

Do you see it differently, though?