River check to induce a bluff heads up...
 

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (3 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (4 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

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

River: (5 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks

Just sat down, no real reads, except this guys pretty typical. Am I inducing a bet from air enough?

Re: River check to induce a bluff heads up...
 

I like this a lot better than a bet/fold. He's probably peeling light often enough with gutshots and whatnot that check/call becomes better than value betting against his a missed Ax.

Re: River check to induce a bluff heads up...
 

thats usually my standard line against an unknown, to induce a bluff.

Re: River check to induce a bluff heads up...
 

I'd probably c/f this river, the 8 is a bad card...any straight draw either got there or made a pair. I like a check better than a bet though because almost no worse hands call, but better and worse hands will check through giving you a free showdown.

Your avg 5/10 opponent isn't going to bluff at this pot more than 1 in 6 IMO.

Surf

Re: River check to induce a bluff heads up...
 

i'm with surf. c/f