Tough river decision on 100$ NL

jeena78 is at seat 1 with 15.77
LaCoste* is at seat 2 with 101.87
Crunsch is at seat 3 with 20.75
wtp is at seat 4 with 109.82
shyttin4's is at seat 5 with 78.72

shyttin4's posts the large blind 1.00
LaCoste* posts the small blind 0.50

LaCoste*: K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
shyttin4's: --, --
jeena78: --, --

Pre-flop:

jeena78: Raise 2.00
LaCoste*: Raise 4.00
shyttin4's: Call 4.00
jeena78: Call 4.00

Flop (Board: J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]) :

LaCoste*: Bet 5.00
shyttin4's: Call 5.00
jeena78: Fold

Turn (Board: J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]) :

LaCoste*: Bet 12.00
shyttin4's: Call 12.00

River (Board: J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]) :

LaCoste*: Check
shyttin4's: Bet 25.00


Any comments? I don't know anything about villain as he has just sat down at my table. Please give me any comments about my play on each street and what you would do on the river to such a bet.

[kitaristi0]

Minraise PF yuck. Bet more on the flop. Bet more on the turn.

I think you gave him the odds to draw to his flush with such small bets. I fold the river.

[beset7]

Raise pot size preflop.
Bet pot.
Bet pot.
Call River.

That's my line and I'm sticking to it.

I didn't miniraise PF - miniraise would be 3$ and i raised to 4$ - the game was 3handed at the moment

[kitaristi0]

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I didn't miniraise PF - miniraise would be 3$ and i raised to 4$ - the game was 3handed at the moment

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Same difference.

[yvesaint]

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I didn't miniraise PF - miniraise would be 3$ and i raised to 4$ - the game was 3handed at the moment

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any raise where its double what the previous guy put in is a mini-raise to me

say he raised to 4

if you raise to 8, that's a mini-raise

dont mini-raise pre-flop

[Benholio]

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I didn't miniraise PF - miniraise would be 3$ and i raised to 4$ - the game was 3handed at the moment

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His point still stands. Your raise is so small that any hand has implied odds to call and see a flop. You should be making it $6 or $7 standard when raising in this situation.

On the flop, don't worry about trying to look weak and induce callers. A king flopped, so your opponents are generally going to put you on AK and go from there. Furthermore, if you always bet 2/3-full pot on Ace or King-high flops after you raise preflop, it will help disguise your hand when you really do hit.

[4_2_it]

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Raise pot size preflop.
Bet pot.
Bet pot.
Call River.

That's my line and I'm sticking to it.

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