25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

No reads, just sat down at the table. Do you value bet this river or just check it down? If you bet, how much?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) converter

Button ($24.90)
SB ($15.35)
BB ($32.25)
UTG ($12.75)
UTG+1 ($36.35)
MP1 ($46.15)
MP2 ($26.65)
Hero ($17)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.5</font>, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls $0.50, SB calls $0.50.

Turn: ($2.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $1</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, SB calls $2.50, BB folds.

River: ($8.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero ???</font>

Re: 25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

Hero bets $8 and gets paid off by a weaker J.

Re: 25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

i bet this exactly 100% of the time.

Re: 25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

I bet about $6 on the river. A lot of value to be had here. Can't miss it by checking behind.

Re: 25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

I also think you have to bet it. Who calls the SB's push?

Re: 25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

Calling a river push would really be player dependent...if he's an idiot I call...if he's good, I probably fold.

Re: 25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

SB only has $15 to start the hand. Assuming you make a PSB on the river, you pretty much have to call off whatever he has left IMO.

Edit: And non-idiots are few and far between at these stakes.

Re: 25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

As stated in the OP, he just sat down. That's why I asked that question..

Re: 25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

I bet abour $6-$7 here and expect to get a call by some weird hand, or a fold from a peculiar draw (34).

Re: 25 NL PP, Value bet the river?
 

good call everybody ... i bet $4 (a little weak ... probably would've called a push) and he called with jack 10