For all those timid river value betters...

[Haupt_234]

Maybe this isn't as cool as I think it is because it's so late, but...

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="666666">4 folds</font>, Hero calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, BB checks,

Flop: (4 SB) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, BB folds, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, UTG+1 calls.

River: (8 BB) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB folds, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 10 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 10 BB, between Hero and UTG+1.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (10 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG+1 shows 2h Ac (two pair, kings and fours).
Hero shows Ad 4d (full house, fours full of kings).
Outcome: Hero wins 10 BB. </font>

Haupt_234

[Clarkmeister]

Well, if you only had the ace and not the four, Bottles would have kept betting the ace hoping to represent a king or a four and get another ace to fold. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[BottlesOf]

At least JoeTall can't call me a WTMF any more....

Now I'm Clark's punching bag /images/graemlins/smile.gif

But seriously, do you never bet the river with an A on a two paired board trying to get a fold? I've done this and it has worked. Should I stop doing this against all but the weakest opponents?