Re: respecting river raises
a river bet in position represents more strength because the agressor is declining the opportunity to just check it and showdown. obviously raising an apparent value bet from a plyr in that situation represents strength.
also a person who checks the river is risking the action going checkcheck... some1 w/ no hand might not check, but rather would lead out of desperation...
dont forget that river checkraises ARE sometimes bluffs, especially in the middle limits, so i dont think you should ever release a good showdown hand automatically as the pot is usually pretty big by the river in SH games... frequent payoffs are correct albeit disheartening.
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