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Opponent seems decent enough. I don't believe he's got too out of line but, again, I don't have many hands on him. He raises a fair bit preflop. 22/13 in around 50 hands or so. I didn't push the turn because if he had a flush draw, he made it (which I guess is unlikely) and he's not folding a set there I wouldn't think. Is calling the turn and folding the river correct? I figure I'm REALLY not likely to be ahead on the river.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $6 BB (7 handed)
FTR converter on zerodivide.cx
SB ($746)
BB ($1017.75)
UTG ($739.85)
Hero ($600)
MP2 ($1226.65)
CO ($1377.80)
Button ($581.40)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
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1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $24</font>, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, BB calls $18.
Flop: ($51) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $45</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $90</font>, Hero calls $45.
Turn: ($231) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $78</font>, Hero calls $78.
River: ($387) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $168</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: $555
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Ryan: I think the hand is OK except for the river fold.
Consider this question: how often do you need to be ahead to make calling the river bet +EV?
It's a good question to be mulling over whenever you're considering a tough laydown.