Is there value to raising river? 400 nl

[Chaostracize]

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG ($116)
MP ($352.30)
CO ($203)
Button ($572.40)
SB ($430.90)
Hero ($390)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $2.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, SB (poster) completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $12</font>, SB calls $12.

Flop: ($32) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $30</font>, SB calls $30.

Turn: ($92) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $30</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $90</font>, SB calls $60.

River: ($272) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $90</font>, Hero calls $90.

Final Pot: $452

I'm kind of torn on this. If it were on the spot, before I've(now) thought about it, I'd raise, not sure how much, but after some thought.....villain has bet ~1/3 pot on turn and river, which to me looks weak, however, could be trying to trap you, and if he is just trying to buy it, he'll lay down to a raise, so I think your call on the river was the best move.

[HoldEmKillah]

Looks like a block bet to me. Raise it up. Btw, why did you miniraise preflop?

[xorbie]

I think he has A with a big spade or AJ. I'm sure if I raised this river he would have JJ though.

[Dominic]

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I'm kind of torn on this. If it were on the spot, before I've(now) thought about it, I'd raise, not sure how much, but after some thought.....villain has bet ~1/3 pot on turn and river, which to me looks weak, however, could be trying to trap you, and if he is just trying to buy it, he'll lay down to a raise, so I think your call on the river was the best move.

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A raise is not for value here, as he will not call with a weaker hand.

[Chaostracize]

Ugh. This one was my 400 nl table. I suck. Put this on the wrong forum.

Edit: I did it on my fastplay thread, too. I'm good at clogging the forum, huh?

[flawless_victory]

FVCKING HELL YES.

[Chaostracize]

I love you flawless. Thanks.

Edit: Got an amount to raise to?

[FoxwoodsFiend]

I think villain's holdings would be clearer if you raised bigger on the turn, and this question would be easier to answer.
As it is, I probably just call. I figure this is one of two things. It is a donk slowplaying figuring he's outplaying you by extracting 90 more bucks with a flush. In this case, it is obviously not a raising situation.
OR it is a decent player throwing out a blocking bet with a set or two pair. But the whole point of the block bet is to fold to a substantial raise, so if you raise any decent amount you're not getting called if villain has a worse hand.
The only benefit is making a small raise when opponent has a worse hand and is block-betting, but this is outweighed by how often this will be a flush.

[flawless_victory]

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Edit: Got an amount to raise to?

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two things are obvious.
-you have him beat
-he is scared

so just make it like 120 more... use $60 of this free money to purchase and ship me a bottle of vodka for the advice. thx.
BTW/ your location is dope. haha.