scary river?

[mudbuddha]

i didnt build the pot very aggressively, the board had quite a few draws.. too passive or ok?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) converter

MP ($54.55)
CO ($43.10)
Hero ($92.75)
SB ($183.60)
BB ($178.05)
UTG ($102.15)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls $1, Hero calls $1, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $3</font>, CO calls $2, Hero calls $2, SB calls $2.

Flop: ($12) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, SB folds, BB folds, CO calls $5.

Turn: ($22) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $12</font>, CO calls $12.

River: ($46) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $10</font>, CO calls $10.

Final Pot: $66

[Big_Jim]

Flop: Lotta people in the pot, bet closer to pot, and you probably still get callers/more money.

Turn: Likely that he is on a draw still.... you gotta bet more to build the pot/protect your hand.

River: He ain't folding any made hand here. He woulda been all-in if you had been betting close to pot, though.

While your tiny bet does get paid off a very high percentage of the time, a larget bet needs to be paid off proportionally less in order to be better, though.

You can't really fold to a raise here, so I think I would just move him in, to get value from weaker holdings while winning more when ahead and losing the same when he has us beat.