[gumpzilla]

[ QUOTE ]

And when you get reraised all-in?

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes, that's bad news, and that's why you need to gauge your opponent. Good opponents are either not going to call your bet or are going to raise you. Bad opponents will call you with garbage, and occasionally you'll get reraised. Against the latter type, you can sometimes extract a little extra value here on the river.

There's no doubt that it is often a good idea to check behind on the river because bets you make will gain you nothing when ahead and lose money when behind. However, I think it's possible to take this idea too far and fail to make value bets on the river against opposition that will call too much. It's a judgment call. I don't have a problem with checking here, but against some opponents I think betting is good.