What\'s my river line?
 

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP3 (t15249)
CO (t16904)
Button (t66242)
Hero (t19390)
BB (t26002)
UTG (t28710)
UTG+1 (t9454)
MP1 (t14940)
MP2 (t30490)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls t800, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t2400) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: (t2400) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1600</font>, BB folds, MP2 calls t1600.

River: (t5600) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero???

Re: What\'s my river line?
 

Bets 4000?

Re: What\'s my river line?
 

i probably bet 2000 or so.

Re: What\'s my river line?
 

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i probably bet 2000 or so.

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Any reason to think about a check-call line?

Re: What\'s my river line?
 

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Any reason to think about a check-call line?

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If you are ahead you may get a loose call from an A who otherwises checks behind.

If you are behind to a flush, you can fold to raise, as not many hands you beat raise here.

Over all, leading out nets you more, and may keep you from calling a larger bet if you check it to him and he has the flush.

Regards,
Woodguy

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Any reason to think about a check-call line?

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If you are ahead you may get a loose call from an A who otherwises checks behind.

If you are behind to a flush, you can fold to raise, as not many hands you beat raise here.

Over all, leading out nets you more, and may keep you from calling a larger bet if you check it to him and he has the flush.

Regards,
Woodguy

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OK, besides the flush, KT also worried me. My take on it was the following. Could our villain make a raise to throw me off? Does this type of stuff happen? I for some reason, think it's more likely in these low buyin tourneys. So I thought that a value call is the best line here. But I see your point about a value bet being the best line. I'm just now getting used to laying down to reraises.

Villain bet 4000 into me, and I called easily. I just thought it was a shrewd move on my part at the time, but I see otherwise now.

Re: What\'s my river line?
 

I like betting 2000-2500 here. If you're raised, you can probably let it go, and if you're check-calling otherwise, it's the smallest amount you're likely to lose if you are beat.