Sets are pretty

Oppponent is very loose, and is pretty aggressive. What do you do on the river?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP ($588.55)
Button ($408.30)
Hero ($514.40)
BB ($293.60)
UTG ($129.20)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold</font>, MP calls $4, 1 fold</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($12) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)</font>
Hero bets $9</font>, BB calls $9, MP calls $9.

Turn: ($39) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)</font>
Hero bets $35</font>, BB folds, MP raises to $70</font>, Hero calls $35.

River: ($179) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP bets $124</font>, Hero...

[Kyriefurro]

Curses and calls.

You induced a bluff, and villain obliged....maybe. Or villain flopped a flush and slow played. Or villain turned a straight. Or turned a set of 9's. Or rivered a set of 2's.

I think you're somewhat worse than a coin-flip to win, but you're getting 3-1.

[PinkSteel]

Hero blocks the river for $60 instead?

Folds. There is a straight and a flush out and you have no reason to believe from his betting that he DOESNT have it.

[mosuavea]

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Isnt a block that small begging to be reraised? I would probably have blocked for ~100.

[PinkSteel]

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Isnt a block that small begging to be reraised? I would probably have blocked for ~100.

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Maybe so, I'm not much of a blocking bet pro.

But if I'm villain, I might just flat call $60 with a baby flush or a straight; I'd hate to raise and see Hero push.

$60 is 1/3 pot; if I block for $60, I feel pretty good folding to a raise.

[kurto]

Unless he's making a move,... he's got either a set (1 of which you're ahead, one of which you're behind), a straight or a flush.

Unless you know this player bluffs all the time, fold.

[Lucky]

I probably fold river; then take deep breaths and calm down. Most players dont realize that this is the most tilt inducing moment in poker. Folding sets when you may be pushed around.

[PokerFink]

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Hero blocks the river for $60 instead?

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But if I'm villain, I might just flat call $60 with a baby flush or a straight; I'd hate to raise and see Hero push.

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My thinking exactly.

You are dead on the turn when he re-raised - fold then.......