Two river value(?) bets

[spamuell]

Both of these happened on Pacific Poker .5/1, loose-passive table.

Hand 1

I am in the SB with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.

Pre-flop: EP (UTG + 1) limps, MP limps, I raise, BB calls, limpers call. Four to the flop for 8SB:

Flop: J/images/graemlins/spade.gif 10/images/graemlins/spade.gif 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif

I bet, all call

Four to the turn for 5.75BB

Turn: Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif [J/images/graemlins/spade.gif 10/images/graemlins/spade.gif 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif]

I bet, all call

Four to the river for 9.5BB:

River: 8/images/graemlins/club.gif [J/images/graemlins/spade.gif 10/images/graemlins/spade.gif 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif]

I bet…

Hand 2

I am in the CO with T/images/graemlins/club.gif T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Pre-flop: One MP limper to me and I raise, BB and limper call. Three to the flop for 6.5SB:

Flop: K/images/graemlins/club.gif 8/images/graemlins/club.gif 3/images/graemlins/club.gif

Checked to me, I bet, both call. Three to the turn for 4.75BB:

Turn: 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Checked to me, I bet, both call. Three to the river for 7.5BB:

River: 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Checked to me, I bet…

At the time I felt they were either calling me with a club draw, in which case they’ll fold the river, a K scared of the clubs or an 8, both of which now call and beat me. I persuaded myself to bet on the offchance they had a pocket pair with which they would call.


Anyway, how’d I do?

[Joe Tall]

I think you played them fine.

Peace,
Joe Tall