3/6 - QQ - I used to check these rivers
 

villain just joined table last orbit and has done nothing donkish.

I used to check these rivers, then I realized how important it is to value bet. What if I'm check-raised?

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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: (7.33 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: (4.66 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls.

River: (6.66 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>

Final Pot: 8.66 BB

Re: 3/6 - QQ - I used to check these rivers
 

Nice hand. You should usually fold to a check-raise against a standard opponent.

Re: 3/6 - QQ - I used to check these rivers
 

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Nice hand. You should usually fold to a check-raise against a standard opponent.

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Can you elaborate on this a little. I often call a check raise in this situation.

Re: 3/6 - QQ - I used to check these rivers
 

Usually an average opponent won't be bluffraising this river.

Re: 3/6 - QQ - I used to check these rivers
 

Can we change the read on villian to somewhat decent/thinking player. How much value is in this river bet then?

Re: 3/6 - QQ - I used to check these rivers
 

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Can we change the read on villian to somewhat decent/thinking player. How much value is in this river bet then?

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From the way villian played the hand and if we accept that he/she is decent/thinking then I feel his most likely hands are 88, 99, TT, AJ, KJs, QJs, and maybe AK with a spade (although a halfway decently aggressive opponent might raise with this at some point, or any flush draw for that matter). He will probably call with all these and maybe raise with KJs or AK, and if we are ok with folding to a check-raise then I think value betting here is good. Therefore the trickier the opponent the less we should be value betting in my opinion.

Re: 3/6 - QQ - I used to check these rivers
 

I call if I get checkraised. I am pretty certain this is a solid value bet.

Re: 3/6 - QQ - I used to check these rivers
 

I bet this river pretty much every time. If I'm check-raised, whether I call is very much read dependent. If unsure like you are here, it's not a terrible decision either way, but I tend to go ahead and fold. Most opponents who raise this river aren't bluffing. Fairly often they flopped a flush and have been letting you bet their hand for them and now are trying to get one BB in.

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Can we change the read on villain to somewhat decent/thinking player. How much value is in this river bet then?

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From the way villain played the hand and if we accept that he/she is decent/thinking then I feel his most likely hands are 88, 99, TT, AJ, KJs, QJs, and maybe AK with a spade (although a halfway decently aggressive opponent might raise with this at some point, or any flush draw for that matter). He will probably call with all these and maybe raise with KJs or AK, and if we are ok with folding to a check-raise then I think value betting here is good. Therefore the trickier the opponent the less we should be value betting in my opinion.

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Thats my point. There are two overcards on the river to villain's 88/99/TT. How often do you think you are good here once Hero value bets. The missed flush draw isn't calling this river bet. That leaves the K hands which of course call or raise and we lose to. Now that leaves AJ, which I think villain has here 95% of the time. Again how often is Hero going to value bet this river with a lower PP than J's.

I see no reason to make this value bet against a "good/thinking player. The only reason this bet may have some value "in the described situation" is because villain is unknown to hero and likewise hero is unknown(possibly) to villain.