Re: Terrible river check?
You have to bet any hand down to at least AQ no diamond. Probably you should go lower still.
You should not even be thinking about what to do in case of a checkraise because it has very little to do with your bet/check decision.
1. You will not be checkraised very often with this board.
2. When you do get checkraised you will suffer an EV loss due to your bet of roughly 2 BB regardless of whether you call (and usually lose 2 BB) or fold (and lose 1 BB plus an occasional pot).
The practical approach is just to budget for the occasional 2 BB loss. That means you need 2-1 odds to bet the river and obviously you are getting that with plenty to spare.
Thinking about how to deal with a checkraise is just distracting you from making the obviously correct bet. Streamline your multitabling thought process. If he actually raises then you can think about whether you need to call (I would). The checkraise probably will not even come up so don't devote time and energy to figuring out something you don't need to know.
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