Do you bet this river?

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If you are not going to call a raise here then don't bet. My point was that I think my hand is going to be good enough of the time with this board against 2 players that I am not going to bet. If I am check-raised I am not going to sit there and think about folding.

Sorry if I am a little cranky, the Red Sox game ended after 2:00 a.m. last night.

[TripleH68]

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PokerStars 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed)

BB has bet out with middle pair and draws in a relatively tight game. SB is passive.

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, MP3 calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG+2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP3 folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls.

River: (8.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero ???

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Thanks for the comments. Hero bets out on the river, SB called, BB check-raised, Hero folds, SB folds.

Do you think the call by SB makes BB more or less likely to bluff at this pot? I normally do not take the bet-fold line, but it felt okay here...
As for the flop raise(free card play), if I had the straight he must have figured I would have waited 'til the turn to raise?

P.S. I appreciate the "posting suggestions/guidelines" as I know I was guilty of giving away my attitude about hands in previous posts.

[Fnord]

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Raise on the flop hoping to see river free if you miss the turn is fine.


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Not in an unraised pot! You're spending too much for too little value. Yet another reason I like to raise pre-flop.