Bet the river?

Pokerroom $1/2 ten-handed game

Unfortunately, no real "reads"

I open raise with kk in early position, mp player calls, late position player 3-bets, I cap, mp calls, late position hesitates for a long time, and calls.

Flop is A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif3 /images/graemlins/club.gif, I bet, and get two calls.

Turn is 8 /images/graemlins/spade.gif, we check around.

River is a blank...do I bet? I'm almost positive that the lp raiser has either AA, or QQ or JJ or maybe the other KK's, but I doubt he has a hand like AQ, AK, etc from the turn check. I don't know what's up with the mp player.

[shant]

I'm gonna pull a NLSoldier move and answer the question before looking. Yes, you should bet it.

Edit: Just read the hand. My answer is still the same.

[Weatherhead03]

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Yes, you should bet it.

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Bet. Anyone with a paired ace bets this turn. Since that didn't happen, you know you are ahead.

[aargh57]

I bet this turn again. The only thing that I can see LP player not raising with is AA. I think you're ahead here much more often than behind. If you get called by both on the turn I check/call. If you get raised by LP I call and check/call. If MP folds I bet. If LP folds I check/call. The reason I do this is that LP is more likely to call you with a worse hand than MP. I don't fear the 8 too much with MP but if it's HU on the river with him he won't call with a worse hand here often enough to be profitable.

Yeah I wasn't that worried about LP that much either, but the mp player could easily have had a weak ace here. Would anyone call a raise on the river from the lp guy?