Party 50nl 6 players - call pot sized bet w/tp 8 kicker on river?

[CarlSpackler]

Don't have a definitive read on the villain yet, as I've only played about a dozen hands or so, but he seems pretty laggy thus far. Is my check on the flop correct? Should I have potted it on the river here, instead of checking? There's $9.30 in the pot after the villain bets on the river, so I'm getting almost 2 to 1 if I call. After playing it the way I did, do you call here?


Table Table 66340 (6 max) (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: HERO ( $55.35)
Seat 2: hezztrain ( $38.78)
Seat 3: AMP20 ( $7.69)
Seat 4: aw522 ( $28.05)
Seat 5: Gugel ( $88.55)
Seat 6: slbell2 ( $61.96)
slbell2 posts small blind (0.25)
HERO posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif ]
hezztrain calls (0.50)
AMP20 folds.
aw522 folds.
Gugel folds.
slbell2 calls (0.25)
HERO checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ]
slbell2 checks.
HERO checks.
hezztrain checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ J/images/graemlins/spade.gif ]
slbell2 did not respond in time.
slbell2 folds.
HERO bets (1.40)
hezztrain calls (1.40)
** Dealing River ** : [ K/images/graemlins/club.gif ]
HERO checks.
hezztrain bets (5)
HERO ???

[scrapperdog]

If you represented your ace on the flop then people are much less likley to play back at you without 2 pair. You did not bet the ace so now it is pretty much a guess. Check on the flop is wrong.

[tripp0807]

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Check on the flop is so wrong.

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FYP.

[Mackerel]

I agree with others that you should've bet the flop, but as played, you have to call here.

[Fallen Hero]

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If you represented your ace on the flop then people are much less likley to play back at you without 2 pair.

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and that's bad because...?

I don't mind checking the flop as much as some people here (although it's clearly the better option), call now.

[scrapperdog]

It is bad because now hero is playing river guessing games and put himself in a tough spot.

[Iconoclastic]

Even worse than the check on the flop was the check on the river.

[Mackerel]

Actually, the check on the river is fine against an opponent who is likely to bet worse hands than he would call with (almost all non weak-scared opponents after this betting sequence). Assuming that you have no intention of folding, of course.

[Fallen Hero]

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It is bad because now hero is playing river guessing games and put himself in a tough spot.

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that isn't horrible, that's playing poker, it's great