A5o

Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (3.00 SB) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: (1.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP2 checks.

River: (1.50 BB) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, MP2 calls

I know small pot, but felt like I could take it on the river. No reads.

[damaniac]

I'd bet the turn almost always, and probably the flop a lot too.

[hobbsmann]

what limit is this? Is MP2 bad? If MP2 is decent and this is 3/6 (ie 1/3 sb) then I think you should be folding preflop.

As for the river, checking with the intention of calling is a much better line IMO. A pair is never folding and by checking you might induce worse hands to bet.

[damaniac]

Normally I'd agree but if checking twice hasn't induced a bet, I have a hard time seeing one here. Whether K high is calling more often than seeing someone have 33 or an amazingly slow-played full house or something I don't know, but we have the best hand most of the time and I don't think we're getting bluffed at very much either.

[hobbsmann]

even if we do have the best hand I still don't see much value in betting the river. Although I do agree that a turn bet is best.

[SackUp]

Preflop: I think this is a f/r situation. I don't like calling this at all. Get bb out of there and take control right away or get the heck out of the hand.

Flop: check
Turn: bet b/c you likely have the best hand after the flop was checked through.
River: if you didn't bet the turn then I c/c. I doubt you are folding a pair and you may induce a bluff by someone who would otherwise fold.