25/50 Hand vs. Spirt Rock
 

I think this is standard, haven't posted in a while though so here we go...4 handed, I open on button with Ah Ks, SR calls in BB. He calls loosely because he pushes me around postflop and I don't do much about it.

Flop is As Ts 8h, he checks, I bet pot of $375 (normally here btw I'd bet $300 with a pair of aces so I bet pot to mix it up), he minraises to $750 I call. As I said, he pushes me around post flop but don't forget that he's spirit rock so he's good and not crazy.

Turn is 4h, he checks, pot is $1700 or $1600, I bet $1400, he hesitates and calls. Pot is $4500, we both have $2500 left, river comes 8s, he checks, I go all in.

Re: 25/50 Hand vs. Spirt Rock
 

It's close between a check behind or the all in on the river, but with your read, I think all in was the right move.

Re: 25/50 Hand vs. Spirt Rock
 

What possible winning hand can SR be checking on the river?

Re: 25/50 Hand vs. Spirt Rock
 

Other than checking the river, this seems pretty standard and boring. Betcha he folded, didn't he?

Re: 25/50 Hand vs. Spirt Rock
 

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What possible winning hand can SR be checking on the river?

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He either has a huge hand, or a very weak one.

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What possible winning hand can SR be checking on the river?

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He either has a huge hand, or a very weak one.

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Or a mediocre one like AJ.

Re: 25/50 Hand vs. Spirt Rock
 

yeah a medicore hand seems most likely to me

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What possible winning hand can SR be checking on the river?

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He either has a huge hand, or a very weak one.

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Why would he check-call the turn with a "very weak" hand, and make no attempt to steal the pot on the river? Or perhaps a better question might be, what do you consider to be "very weak" in this case?

Re: 25/50 Hand vs. Spirt Rock
 

Anything from AT, knowing hero has a bigger ace and who thinks his hand just improved dramatically...to the boat thinking hero will bet the flush.

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yeah a medicore hand seems most likely to me

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So then you want a call on the river, right? So then why do you move in? Is this more likely to be called then a bet that is a fraction of given pot?