Value Betting vs Chip Bleeding....

[mtdoak]

My river play is something awful.

Button is a loose/passive calling station. No reads on other two.

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

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. MP3 posts a blind of $3. CO posts a blind of $3.
Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 (poster) checks, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (9 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(9 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls.

Turn: (8.50 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls.

River: (12.50 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: 14.50 BB

Is this river a value bet or chip bleeding? Is a bet/fold line right here? Or a check call?

[JDErickson]

I think I check this river. I don't think you are good here with all the callers along. I think I call if button bets and others fold but I fold if button bets and 1 other calls.