I play bad, but was the river \'sexy\'?
 

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

River: (7 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls.

Final Pot: 11 BB

Button is a 24/15/2.0 type. SB is unknown. I was planning on 3betting preflop, until the SB called.

Flop I figured didn't help anybody, thought I'd take a shot.

Turn I feel strongly i'm in front. If he raised I was calling and folding a K,Q or heart river.

River it was possible he backdoored hearts, but I thought it more likely he called with 2 bigs. I thought i'd give him a chance to represent the Ace, figuring he'd call if it hit him and if it didn't I wouldn't have to show. I was folding to a 3bet.

Is this a little too loose, a little too laggy?

lf

Re: I play bad, but was the river \'sexy\'?
 

I like betting out here because if it hit him he is likely to raise in which case you can 3 bet. If you think he is likely to just call even though it hit him than I like the sexy.

Re: I play bad, but was the river \'sexy\'?
 

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I like betting out here because if it hit him he is likely to raise in which case you can 3 bet. If you think he is likely to just call even though it hit him than I like the sexy.

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Had it not brought a back door flush, I think that would have been best. Given the unlikely but possible one card straight, and the back door hearts, I thought 2 bets was better than 3 on the river.

lf

Re: I play bad, but was the river \'sexy\'?
 

Well played. You likely have the best hand on the flop anyways. River sexy is good because your opponent is unlikely to raise you with a bare A on this semi scary board and you give K high a chance to bluff.

Re: I play bad, but was the river \'sexy\'?
 

That is true because if he caps it than you are almost certainly beat, but I don't think it is a laydown i can make.