Second pair, bet river?
 

This guy has been playing very tight, and I have been beating him up all night. He has folded on the turn my last three pots with him. I was wondering how long he would keep letting me push him around. Anyways, should I bet the river?

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Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (3 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (3 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, MP1 folds.

River: (5 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.

Final Pot: 5 BB

Re: Second pair, bet river?
 

He'll probably call you with plenty of hands you beat, just fold to a raise if he makes one.

Re: Second pair, bet river?
 

I think that your probably ahead here. He'll call out of frustration with many lesser hands. I don't think, given your read, that he'd stay around with KQ and if he had KJ then you should've been raised earlier. Fold to a river raise though

Re: Second pair, bet river?
 

If he'll bet a solid T on the river you should check. Otherwise you should bet. What's so tight about him? If you've been betting a lot maybe he'll take your check as giving up and bet.

-Michael

Re: Second pair, bet river?
 

This river check makes baby Jesus cry.