$50NL How's the turn bet here? Do you check or bet the river?

[CaptainNurple]

I wasn't really sure what to do on the river here. I think my play before that was okay, but I'd like comments if anyone feels otherwise.

VILLAIN here was playing very loosely. Calling large pot-sized bets on draws, and making big bluffs on the river if he missed his draw. Two times I had seen him call huge bets to the river on a straight or flush draw and then throw out a big bluff when he missed the draw. Generally he was just fluctuating between LP and LA depending on who knows what (or elejack as I like to call it--a cross between an elephant and a jackal).

Any and all thoughts are definitely appreciated:

** [Hold 'em] (0.25|0.50 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money

- seat 1 with $87.25
- HERO sitting in seat 2 with $47.95 [Dealer]
- seat 3 with $34.10
- seat 4 with $49.00
- seat 5 with $43.75
- VILLAIN sitting in seat 6 with $120.94

xx posted the small blind - $0.25
xx posted the big blind - $0.50

** Dealing card to HERO: Queen of Hearts, Queen of Clubs

xx folded
VILLAIN raised - $1.50
xx folded
HERO raised - $3.00
SB folded
BB folded
VILLAIN called - $3.00

** Dealing the flop: 10 of Spades, 10 of Clubs, 8 of Clubs
Pot is ~ $6.50

VILLAIN checked
HERO bet - $5.00
VILLAIN called - $5.00

** Dealing the turn: 3 of Hearts
Pot is ~$16.00

VILLAIN checked
HERO bet - $10.00
VILLAIN called - $10.00

** Dealing the river: 5 of Diamonds
Pot is ~$36.00

VILLAIN checked


Do you bet or check here? If you bet, how much? If you check, why?

Thanks guys.

One other thought. Should I have over-bet the flop? Say $10 or so. With the thinking that he would only call or raise if he had me beat? Given his loose play, I'm not sure...

don't minraise preflop. Raise it to around $5.50. Flop and turn play are fine. I'm checking behind on the river if I bet the turn, two value bets is enough for one pair.


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Should I have over-bet the flop? Say $10 or so

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No, overbetting without the nuts is a very bad idea (folding out your callers, stacked by the nuts, etc etc)