Unsure of river play!

MadMat · #1 02-21-2005, 08:51 PM

Was I right to take the free showdown here? or was I being too scared of the possible flush and a check/raise ?

SB has been at the table for about an hour, tight preflop, calling station postflop

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, 1 fold, MP3 calls, 2 folds, SB calls, 1 fold, UTG calls.

Flop: (9 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets, UTG calls, Hero raises, MP3 folds, SB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (7.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, UTG calls, Hero raises, SB calls, UTG calls.

River: (13.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 13.50 BB

LoaferGee12 · #2 02-21-2005, 09:04 PM

Bet the river for sure.

DMBFan23 · #3 02-21-2005, 10:05 PM

Mat,

I think SB's stop and go is more likely to mean a Q with a worse kicker as opposed to a flush draw he picked up on the turn. I definitely value bet the river.

tmoore44 · #4 02-21-2005, 10:38 PM

I bet this river. Sounds to me liike opponents hit the T or 4 or perhaps a small-med pocket pair or Q weak kicker. I don't think SB leads out on the flop with just a flish draw, UTG has shown no aggression at all in the hand, you can't be confident enough that he has the flush draw not to bet the river unless your read on him indicates otherwise. If a T or 4 comes on the river I'd be tempted for the free showdown, but not the flush draw

AngelicPenguin · #5 02-21-2005, 11:00 PM

If I'm first to act, I'll probably check, but once they've both checked, I'll bet. If I get raised I call for one more.

skoal2k4 · #6 02-21-2005, 11:32 PM

I have to agree with the others... bet the river!