Another river betting situation

SomethingClever · #1 08-20-2005, 12:48 PM

I dunno... bet this?

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 2 folds, Button calls, 1 fold, Hero checks.

Flop: (3.33 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, UTG folds, Button calls.

Turn: (2.66 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

River: (4.66 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: 4.66 BB

Willluck · #2 08-20-2005, 12:51 PM

A+

kahntrutahn · #3 08-20-2005, 12:55 PM

Yea, I usually check/call the river on these types of hands...

Guy McSucker · #4 08-20-2005, 05:37 PM

Betting may gain you the occasional look-up call from Ace high, but other than that and perhaps 22 there's no hand you beat that will call. On the other hand every hand that beats you will call a bet. There's very little value in betting.

There's every chance your opponent has a busted draw which he might bet, so check-call has more chance of putting a bet in good than betting does.

Guy.

Nietzsche · #5 08-20-2005, 05:39 PM

Unless he is super passive I like check/calling.

wackjob · #6 08-20-2005, 05:45 PM

Well played. I think the only value-bet hand that might call a river bet that won't beat you is an Ax that missed & this will be rare.

Guy McSucker · #7 08-20-2005, 05:46 PM

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Unless he is super passive I like check/calling.

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Even if he's super passive a check is right, unless he's also very loose with river calls.

Against a loose-passive you can bet; against a not-so-loose passive, check-fold; against most, check-call.

Guy.