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[Retrosquatter]

Just my two cents...

i decided to bet on and see if I could either push them out..

Semi-bluff betting to push players off their hands rarely works on passive tables, unless you are heads up. You should instead semi-bluff to put more money into the pot so that when you hit your hand (and it ends up scaring your opponents), you've already gotton your extra money into the pot.

Also, with the flush and straight draw possibilities on this combinated board, I would play with caution on the river. It may be that the SB caught his straight on the turn, but didn't like the look of the possible flush on the board.

The river isn't a scare card for you, but I would have called his bet, rather than raised it, IF the pot was big enough.

However, for just a 3 BB pot at the river (4 BB when you include his bet), I would be looking more for reasons to fold than to call.

Remember, there is another player waiting to act behind you, and you could find yourself in the middle of an all out raising war on the river, if they were both drawing.