Re: Easy Best / Obvious Check - Or Somewhere In-Between??
I am scheptical that betting is the obvious play on the river here.
What are you looking for to call you? AK, KQ, Q9, or a chopping AQ. Any other hand that would call beats you (unless one of the players is really fishy and would call with JT). Would these hands, with the exception of Q9 (and maybe an agressive AK), be played in the manner that the turn was played? Probably not.
You also need to really consider what your opponents will do on the river if they fill up. I think the SB would bet out, but the SP might checkraise. I think these balance out and checking is still the best play.
I just cannot see any hand that would call you (except Q9) that does not beat you, considering the hand as a whole.
-Diplomat
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