Re: Strategy: C/R the river
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A C/R bluff on the river can be an effective tool as well as checkraising a good-but-not-great hand.
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i really dislike a c/r bluff on the river. you would generally be much better off c/r bluffing the flop or the turn, where he is faced with that fact that if he calls, it is likely that the rest of his stack is going in by the end of the hand. also, it is very very difficult imo to think of a situation where check raising the river with just a good hand is the best play.
in general i would try to stay away from check raising the river, except in this one rare situation: you know that if you bet, he will just call, and there will be money left on the table. you know that if you check, he will bet, and will likely call your raise. if you check raise, you will be able to get all in, whereas if you bet you can only get 1/3 or 1/2 of the way in.
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