Hi, I'm Irishboy and I have 55. Please take my money

[Irishboy]

Party Poker 10/20 Hold'em (6 max, 4 handed)

Preflop: Irishboy is SB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">Irishboy raises</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (4 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Irishboy bets</font>, BB calls.

Turn: (3 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Irishboy bets</font>, BB calls.

River: (5 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Irishboy bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, Irishboy calls.

Final Pot: 9 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 9 BB, between Irishboy and BB.</font>

No way I should be calling this raise, right?

[stripsqueez]

check/calling the river seems a plan rather than betting out - when he called the flop bet he presumably has either overcards or a flush draw - lots of those hands now beat you

you might miss a call from A high but unless your confident folding to a river raise i think check/call is best

stripsqueez - chickenhawk

[Gazza]

I check call the river as well

[TJD]

You beat 33,22 and A high. If he has those hands AND he will call then you have a good value bet.

However, especially with the 3rd flush card coming, you will induce bluffs (or presumed value bets) from all sorts of hands including the ones above.

I think you will WIN a bet more often by check/calling.

Losing 2 is silly [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

trevor