Laying it down to a river raise

[afk]

Villain in this hand was very loose (like played about half his hands), and of average aggression for a low stakes shorthand game. Not really passive but certainly not really aggressive.

Paradise Poker 1/2 Hold'em (5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP calls, Button calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP calls, Button calls, BB folds.

Turn: (5.75 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP folds, Button calls.

River: (7.75 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 10.75 BB

[ZZZ]

Looks good.

Check calling the river would be the play against some players. Depends on how often he'll call with worse hands, how often he'll bluff bet, and how often he'll bluff raise. Given your read and the fact that this is 1/2, I like your line.

ZZZ

[Womble]

Also, the only reasonable calling (not raising) hand here would be a high [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Possibly mid pair

[mperich]

Perfect.

-Mike