River decision- bet or check-raise?

BellyBuster7 · #1 04-11-2005, 12:41 PM

It seems so rare that I get to suckout on someone on the river, that when it happens, I'm not sure what the proper play is.

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero raises, 1 fold, MP1 calls, 1 fold, CO calls, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, MP1 calls, CO raises, BB folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (7.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks, CO bets, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

River: (10.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero ???

CO seems like a pretty solid player- I definitely had him noted as the only player on this particular table that I thought was playing solid poker.

By betting out here, I'm announcing I have AK- I don't think CO will raise, and I may lose one or both players. By checking and hoping CO will continue to bet so I can CR, I run the risk of having my nut hand get checked through.

To bet, or try for the check-raise, that is the question.

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