River play

[JDErickson]

Typical loose Party table

Party Poker 1/2 (10 handed)
Hero has T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif and is BB

MP3 limps, Button folds, SB limps, Hero checks

Flop(3 SB): A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

SB checks, Hero bets, MP3 calls, SB folds

Turn(2 1/2 BB): 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Hero bets, MP3 calls

River(4 1/2 BB): Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Hero bets, MP3 raises, Hero calls


Who 3bets the river?

Results below in white:
<font color="white">opponent flipped Q9 for 2 pair. MHIG </font>

Thanx
Jim

[bunky9590]

I smooth call the river as well. FWIW. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[thirddan]

I three bet this river almost everytime. Your only fear is that he hit backdoor flush. Would he stay in for a BD flush draw heads up with nothing on the flop, unlikely. The hands that he could have logically are 76/Q9/Q7(if he is weak), unlikely he has a set, which you don't fear, as he probably would have raised the turn.

[Ed Miller]

I'd 3-bet for sure. He's gonna have two pair way more often than a backdoor flush. Significantly more than 2/3 of the time, I'd guess.