Another crying call on the river

[mrwatson23]

I pay off on the river too much. Could I have saved a bet here?

Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP2 calls, SB calls.

Flop: (6 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (7 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls.

River: (9 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 11 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Qc Ah (three of a kind, aces).
MP2 has 9s 7s (flush, ace high).
Outcome: MP2 wins 11 BB. </font>

[Catch of the Day]

I bet the river.

Catch-

[twowords]

Easy check and fold here. Careful there may be monsters under your bed as well.



edit: i feel bad, bet and call his river raise is optimum.