When value betting gets expensive

[cmwck]

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Did you intend to give the BB in this example top two pair? Because top two pair is like, pretty much the nuts on this river given the action so far.
If you had K7 and you knew he was a very good player, check call the river and try to get value from his busted draw. Probably just bet against unknowns who call down with any 9 and pocket pairs.

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Whoops. Originaly Hero had KTo but I forgot to change the board too. So assume he has either KTo or K7o as you suggest.

[MRBAA]

My real point with this post -- which I obviously didn't make as clear as I intended -- is that value betting can be a mistake against solid players in some situations. Bob T. recently made an excellent post about value betting more against horrible players in the 2-4 games. But against better players, there are often situations where it's best to take a free showdown when they call your bet or raise on the turn.