What do you do on this river?

[durron597]

RIVER [board cards Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img],3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],10[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img],7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ]
Hero checks, CO checks.

SHOWDOWN
Hero shows [ 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img],7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ]
CO mucks cards [ J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ]
Hero wins $535.

Next time I will bet this river.

[Nick M]

With small pairs like this I don't ever think about if I am ahead, or behind on the flop or the turn. I'm there to make a set, and If I do, I try and double up. This is how I play them. I may be losing a little equity here, but I think I also save some by not trying to make unnecessary reads.

Yesterday I had a hand where the flop was 234 with 2 hearts and I held 7s out of position. There was 5 people in the hand and I check folded the flop on level 2. I may have the best hand here, but I'm not interested in figuring it out. I'm there to make a set only, not trying to squeeze every ounce of value out of a small pair OOP.

That's just the way I look at it. It just seems wrong to risk half your stack on a read that's iffy. I would rather save my stack for a better hand and more of a sure thing.

[durron597]

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That's just the way I look at it. It just seems wrong to risk half your stack on a read that's iffy. I would rather save my stack for a better hand and more of a sure thing.

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It doesn't have to be half your stack, but you're right, it is a big pot/small pot issue.