Bet or Check this river?

[mtdoak]

Villian is tight/passive...

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls.

Flop: (5 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls.

River: (5.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero.......

Final Pot: 7.50 BB

[brettbrettr]

If he's tight passive seems a pretty easy bet-fold.

[JayKon]

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If he's tight passive seems a pretty easy bet-fold.

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Na, check/call the river. I'm not worried about the A, just the three [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]'s.

[Ten7offsuit]

I don't like betting this river, I can't imagine villain folding any hand that beats you and if you check you could induce a bluff from a worse hand (small pocket pair?). Check-calling here sounds good to me.

[SackUp]

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If he's tight passive seems a pretty easy bet-fold.

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I agree. You don't want to lose a bet here by having him check behind. You are ahead enough times here for this to be correct.

[CallMeIshmael]

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you could induce a bluff from a worse hand (small pocket pair?)

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I think a smaller pocket pair is far and away more likely to call if you bet, than bet if you check.