$55: Interesting 98s hand

[Isura]

Well, river is interesting at least. Any reason to raise the river?

***** Hand History for Game 2592530640 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15136045 Level:2 Blinds(15/30) - Wednesday, August 24, 22:36:51 EDT 2005
Table Table 12123 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 9: soma71 ( $2015 )
Seat 4: scoba ( $945 )
Seat 8: Verstingen ( $855 )
Seat 6: Karatishka ( $875 )
Seat 10: ElDudarino55 ( $1800 )
Seat 3: testbatsmen1 ( $1725 )
Seat 7: boyoboyo123 ( $1115 )
Seat 1: RaiderMike ( $670 )
Trny:15136045 Level:2
Blinds(15/30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to testbatsmen1 [ 9c 8c ]
boyoboyo123 folds.
>You have options at Table 11899 Table!.
Verstingen folds.
soma71 calls [30].
ElDudarino55 folds.
RaiderMike folds.
testbatsmen1 calls [30].
scoba folds.
Karatishka checks.
>You have options at Table 19558 Table!.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 5c, Qd ]
Karatishka checks.
soma71 checks.
testbatsmen1 bets [100].
>You have options at Table 11899 Table!.
Karatishka folds.
soma71 calls [100].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qc ]
soma71 checks.
testbatsmen1 checks.
** Dealing River ** [ Ac ]
soma71 bets [325].
>You have options at Table 11899 Table!.
Your time bank will become active in less than 20 seconds. If you do not want it to be used, please act now.
testbatsmen1 calls [325].

[AliasMrJones]

Because you have the winning hand?

[MegaBet]

Why just call here? Raise. The turn check would not make me put him on a full house, and you really can't assume a higher flush.

[Isura]

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Why just call here? Raise. The turn check would not make me put him on a full house, and you really can't assume a higher flush.

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But I couldn't think of many hands that he could have that pay off a raise. Well, it just seemed extremely likely that he had a monster or was pure bluffing at the time.

[MegaBet]

I can assure you he didn't have a monster /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[ChrisV]

I'm gonna disagree with the respondents so far here. There's no way you can raise this. Him having just a queen looks pretty unlikely on the play so far, why wouldn't he just bet the flop? His play to date indicates one of the following:

- A pure bluff (e.g. JTo)
- A monster (e.g. 55)
- Possibly KJcc, KTcc or JTcc.

In the event he does have a Q with a bad kicker, given his tight/passive play so far, I don't see him stacking off with it.

"Because you have the best hand", which the first respondent gave as a reason to raise the river, is never a reason to raise the river. The only reasons are "because you can make better hands fold" and "because he may call with a worse hand". Both are highly unlikely here.

EDIT: He may also have rivered an ace. In that case he isn't calling a raise.

[yabastid]

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I'm gonna disagree with the respondents so far here. There's no way you can raise this. Him having just a queen looks pretty unlikely on the play so far, why wouldn't he just bet the flop? His play to date indicates one of the following:

- A pure bluff (e.g. JTo)
- A monster (e.g. 55)
- Possibly KJcc, KTcc or JTcc.

In the event he does have a Q with a bad kicker, given his tight/passive play so far, I don't see him stacking off with it.

"Because you have the best hand", which the first respondent gave as a reason to raise the river, is never a reason to raise the river. The only reasons are "because you can make better hands fold" and "because he may call with a worse hand". Both are highly unlikely here.

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