pp15, 98s
 

15/30, 7 handed
9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] in the cutoff, 2 limpers, i limp, button folds, sb completes, bb checks

A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

checks to me, i bet, 3 callers

Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

checks around

7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

checks to me, value bet?

two of the players in the hand were extremely loose passive

Re: pp15, 98s
 

I would rather bet the turn and fold to a raise. If the players are really that passive, a raise would definitely indicate that your hand is no good. If your turn bet is called and it's checked to you on the river, I would check behind UI. At the end of the hand, you have third pair/bad kicker. What hand are you expecting to call your river value bet? 96? K4?

Re: pp15, 98s
 

No, someone could very easily have a Q or a better nine here, there is no reason to bet this. I cant imagine worse hands call you here.

Re: pp15, 98s
 

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15/30, 7 handed
9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] in the cutoff, 2 limpers, i limp, button folds, sb completes, bb checks

A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

checks to me, i bet, 3 callers

Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

checks around

7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

checks to me, value bet?

two of the players in the hand were extremely loose passive

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I thought you played the hand very well on every street. Preflop is a good call, flop is a must bet. and once you get 3 flop callers on that flop combined with the Q on the turn, I see no reason to put any more money in the middle. River: never bet this, its just too likely that someone has an A/Q/better nine.