weak/tight play on river?

Tom Martell · #1 04-25-2005, 01:13 AM

UTG is loose/passive preflop, then super aggressive on the flop, and slows way down on the turn and river.

BB just sat down.

I think this river check by me is super weak/tight and just very wrong. Thoughts?

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Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $3.
UTG calls, 4 folds, CO (poster) checks, 1 fold, Hero raises, BB calls, UTG calls, CO folds.

Flop: (7 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.

River: (8 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks.

Final Pot: 8 BB

wrto4556 · #2 04-25-2005, 01:18 AM

Bet it.

Piiop · #3 04-25-2005, 01:54 AM

You have 3 hands on page 1 where you ask if you should bet the river. In all 3, you should.

There is something here to be learned...

Tom Martell · #4 04-25-2005, 01:55 AM

When someone posts 3 hands asking hte same question, it usually means they think they have a leak and are looking to confirm that and then fix it.

ErrantNight · #5 04-25-2005, 02:02 AM

a river check is super weak/tight and just very wrong.

easy value bet.

ErrantNight · #6 04-25-2005, 02:03 AM

so have you confirmed it yet?

Tom Martell · #7 04-25-2005, 02:10 AM

so far i've yet to find a hand i checked on the river when i had any doubts when the check was right, so thats a yes.

my aggression factor was dropping from around a 3.5 to a 1.5 on the river, so i was pretty sure i was doing something wrong.

when in doubt, bet the river is my new philosophy. Though these hands really shouldnt have had me in doubt. not sure why i was slowing down so much.

purnell · #8 04-25-2005, 02:24 AM

With that read, I say bet it out for value. You can't depend on him to bet, but there are alot of weak hands that he might call with.