Do I Have To Call This River Bet?

[paulish]

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IF I CHECK:
And he has a monster, I check, he bets I call and lose
If he has sh*t and feels like bluffing, I check he bets I call and win
If he has sh*t and isn't feeling frisky, I check he checks I win

IF I BET:
If he has a monster, I bet, he raises, I fold
If he has sh*t I bet he folds.
Checking HAS to be the better move in this case as it gives him a chace to bluff.

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let me see if i got this right;
IF I CHECK[*]Hero checks vs monster, then Villian bets, Hero calls and loses <font color="blue">0-1</font>[*]Hero checks vs sheit, then Villian (either) checks, Hero wins <font color="blue">1-0</font>[*]Hero checks vs sheit, then Villian (or) bluffs, Hero calls and wins <font color="blue">1-0</font>

IF I BET[*]Hero bets vs. monster, then Villian raises and Hero folds <font color="blue">0-1</font>[*]Hero bets vs. sheit, then Villian folds, and Hero wins <font color="blue">1-0</font>

Checking is the choise, simply because it has more ways to win (when Villian bluffs)
How about[*]Hero bets vs. a better hand, which folds <font color="blue">1-0</font>
That is most likely not a likely outcome on this flop, but if the scenario was to occur, what do you do then?
<font color="blue">paulish</font>

[Unarmed]

Hey Paulish, I don't get your question. I don't think a better hand lays down to my bet here (others differ in their opinion)

Are you asking me what I would do if the board wasn't so scary?

Just generally I tend to value bet in almost all cases where it makes sense to vs the calling stations at $5.