QJs

[PokerBob]

No reads. Am I way off here? I have NO CLUE how to play SH, so if you can find me at a table, take a seat and take my money.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

Turn: (3.25 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: (3.25 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 4.25 BB

[J.R.]

good stuff

[Chizoad]

fine

[billyjex]

Is a turn bet that out of the question here?

I'm all for taking free cards but with this board it's possible BB has overcards and took a look at the turn. By checking we allow him to not fold the turn and bluff at the river. ?

Getting C/R on the turn would blow but I feel a bet may be worth it.

[SomethingClever]

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Is a turn bet that out of the question here?

I'm all for taking free cards but with this board it's possible BB has overcards and took a look at the turn. By checking we allow him to not fold the turn and bluff at the river. ?

Getting C/R on the turn would blow but I feel a bet may be worth it.

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I think it depends on your read. But yes, sometimes I think a turn bet is in order.

Without a read, I lean toward checking on that board.

nh, sir.

[Lmn55d]

I'm a pretty big turn bettor in situations like this, however, I like the check here for a couple reasons. First, I think the likelihood of hero being checkraised on this board is fairly high, either by a bluff, pair, or straight. Of course, he'd have to call this checkraise and could only have 9 outs which would kind of suck. Secondly, QJ has little showdown value here (unlike something like AXs or Kxs with flush draw, which does).