Bet or check this river?
 

Not sure if I should be betting or checking down this river. Opponent has a VPIP of 40+.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (5 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

River: (6.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero??

Final Pot: 6.50 BB

Re: Bet or check this river?
 

value bet

Re: Bet or check this river?
 

Against a player this loose, I think a bet is for value.

Re: Bet or check this river?
 

Bet.

Re: Bet or check this river?
 

Almost as I was checking I was questioning why I didn't bet the river. I think this is a pretty bad leak in my game. I've found myself often not betting semi-scary river cards against looser opponents.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (5 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

River: (6.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 6.50 BB

Results in below:
SB has Qd 7d (one pair, queens).
Hero has As Qh (one pair, queens).
Outcome: Hero wins 6.50 BB.

Re: Bet or check this river?
 

Looks to me like SB is playing some sort of WA/WB line, so I put him on a Q + weak kicker or JT + middle/strong kicker. Bet the river.

Re: Bet or check this river?
 

He has shown no sign of a flush. You bet for value here hoping he calls with Q/K or Q/9.

Re: Bet or check this river?
 

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Looks to me like SB is playing some sort of WA/WB line, so I put him on a Q + weak kicker or JT + middle/strong kicker. Bet the river.

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This would have been an astute, brillaint read if it wasn't posted 7 minutes after the hand results [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

But yeah, straightforward value-bet on river.