Re: On Folding the River
Knowing what to do on rivers like this is trait I've picked up from playing a lot of 6 max. So often if I have a hand with any kind of showdown value (the above hand is a great example) and there is an obvious draw that doesn't get there on the river AND my hand is fairly weak, checking with the intention of calling a bet is often the best play.
Value betting this river is most definately wrong as villain's range of calling hands is going to be ahead of us, but by checking we allow the villain to bluff with a wide range thus putting ourselves in a EV+ situation. You should be less inclined to check to induce a bluff against a horrible player as they will call with worse hands and you should be ready to check/fold against a solid player who will not bluff/value bet with worse hands.
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