Semi-interesting river decision with AQ... (5/10 6max)

[edge]

Check/call. The flop raise was a move, and he's not calling a river bet because he has trash. If you check, he may bet and you can win money and go spend it on a nice dinner.

[LuvDemNutz]

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to the people saying in case he has a big hand....he doesn't

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You know this because he checked behind on the river.

You don't know this before deciding what to do on river.

[flawless_victory]

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to the people saying in case he has a big hand....he doesn't

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[flawless_victory]

i like your play on all the streets.

[captZEEbo1]

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to the people saying in case he has a big hand....he doesn't

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You know this because he checked behind on the river.

You don't know this before deciding what to do on river.

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I actually didn't even look at river actions, I'm basing this on turn check and the stack sizes, meaning he cannot possibly have a big hand without him being a complete idiot. (Any hand that raises river for value cannot possibly have checked turn)

[Allinlife]

i agree with edge...dinners are great.

[VanVeen]

Bet $200-$275 and fold to a raise. More worse hands will call (many will call with any ace a significant % of the time) than bet (most won't continue bluffing missed flush draws or with trash when you've called a minraise on the flop) and you are not folding. Of course, the worse hands that will bet will probably bet more than worse hands will call, but I really doubt they do it often enough to compensate for the value you lose by checking.

I try to play in such a way that rivers like this are easy bets that will always get a call from most players. Worrying about river bluff raises is a waste of time. Most don't attempt them because they're either passive or because they're smart enough to notice that almost everyone calls anyway.

[AZK]

Yeah, thought I would make more money from a hand trying to bluff this river, and lose less if he was making a move with an 8 or a 6 on the flop and hit....

[MightyMouse]

check/call spot

betting river only positive EV spot is AJ. AQ calls and splits. eaaassy check/call.