A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

Villain has been somewhat aggressive postflop when he's been the preflop raiser (which has been extremely rare, he's about 45/4 after 80 hands). He hasn't shown down anything that made me wonder WTF he was doing postflop but he hasn't gotten to showdown much, either.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 max, 6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP ($19.10)
CO ($345.20)
Button ($424.55)
Hero ($334.40)
BB ($41.20)
UTG ($195)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $1.
UTG calls $2, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $8</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero (poster) calls $7, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG calls $6.

Flop: ($26) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $18</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $50</font>, Hero calls $32.

I led out here to try and trap some money from UTG if he has anything and to build the pot. If I check/call, I might get some money from UTG but can't build the pot fast enough to get all-in by the river. If I check/raise, I'm almost guaranteed to lose UTG. I did the long gee-I-think-AT-might-be-good-but-I-don't-know pause before calling.

Turn: ($126) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets $95</font>, Hero calls $95.

Again, I do the tough-decision pause before calling.

River: ($316) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
I check, he pushes, I call (quickly this time [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img])

Comments on all streets appreciated; please give villain a range of hands, too.

Re: A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

i do the exact same, including the timing.

Re: A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

cool.

Re: A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

I would have pushed the river myself, he's not folding anyway but he might check aces or kings behind.

Re: A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

You should push the river. If he really has an overpair (which he will often) you lose too much value by checking. With his numbers, it seems more likely that he has an overpair than that he will make some wild bluff on the river.

Re: A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

seems to me that villain will almost always bet his overpair for value on the river given the way hero has played and the stack sizes.

Re: A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

He still has 200 left. Plenty of room to make checking behind look attractive.

Re: A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

Consider me on the push river bandwagon.

Re: A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

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I would have pushed the river myself, he's not folding anyway but he might check aces or kings behind.

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Isn't a push totally inconsistent with what I'm representing (i.e. a weak made hand)? Check/call on the flop and turn followed by a river push is a huge sign of strength, no? Granted, he may or may not recognize this...

Re: A passive set Party 1/2 6-max deepish
 

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He still has 200 left. Plenty of room to make checking behind look attractive.

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actually 182.4 [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

i will say that i would probably have an easier time arguing that pushing the river is "much" better than checking than arguing the same for checking v. pushing, but i feel like checking is a little better, if that makes any sense.