AJ, Great Flop, Extracting Value

[UOPokerPlayer]

Just got to the table, no real reads. Villian ran his timer to between 5-10 seconds on the flop and turn calls. I think this was the reasoning behind my river play. What about a mini-raise on the river? I usually don't get that tricky, but is this a good spot to induce a bluff?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 4 handed) converter

SB ($11.4)
Hero ($25)
UTG ($24.95)
Button ($9.1)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.1.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $0.5</font>, Button calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.25.

Flop: ($1.60) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.5</font>, UTG calls $1.50, Button folds.

Turn: ($4.60) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, UTG calls $3.

River: ($10.60) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $5</font>, Hero calls $20 (All-In), UTG folds.

Final Pot: $35.60

[xorbie]

Lead small on the river. Say $4. Then any one pair (or two pair) hand still calls, but any flush probably raises, as might a straight. Then shove it in.

[phil_ivey_fan]

ive been thinking alot about extracting on the river w/ a monster. Here I like the check(min)raise. If he has a hand that's going to call a checkraise allin, he's going to come over the top of your minraise.

[UOPokerPlayer]

I like that logic. Do you think checking is good for the river?

[xorbie]

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ive been thinking alot about extracting on the river w/ a monster. Here I like the check(min)raise. If he has a hand that's going to call a checkraise allin, he's going to come over the top of your minraise.

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A check minraise is going to get called by any straight, and most flushes. If he's going to push over your minraise, he will push over your lead anyway.

Leading out is the play.