Re: Corollary to citanul\'s \'something to think about\' post
Give him the opportunity to bet his 2 face cards. He tried one stab at the pot on the flop (as he should)...but the the turn was check/check, and you check again the river, thats not common from a good hand. So he is apt to think "maybe he missed" and fire a small bet at the river.
If this hand was constructed to show hero feeling HHIG, and that villain has weak/no hand, then for sure checking the river is going to get more money out of him.
The only difficulty with this as your standard line is that some villains will be making LARGE river bets, with a good hand or not. (these, are the "good" players). So i'd imagine that vs. certain very aggro opponents, if you had it well noted, you'd be too apt to be taken off the best hand, so you'd have to bet out. But i dont play against anyone but random low-stakers, so i check this river, and harvest a pathetic bluff 50% of the time. Perhaps only a few times per session will i have paid off a better hand.
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