75/150 River bluff #1

[ALL1N]

Absolute Poker. Opponent has been tight so far, but he's on a shortish ($2k) stack. He has yet to play back at me.

I raise A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] button, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]T [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Check, bet, call.

Turn 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Check, check.

River K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Bet, raise.

2BB bluff in a tiny pot. What's to like?

Looks like you'll take this down a lot of the time. I'm pretty sure that every pair hand folds except for K9. Anything bigger than that will call/raise you, but isn't in the hand all that often. I think you're OK.

[dave44]

Eh I don't like this one much. He could easily have a king and its just tough to tell whether a jack might make a crying call.

I would tend to fire another bullet on this turn thinking that its a draw heavy board and I don't wanna give a free card. What made you check?

[wheelz]

yeah i like bet/fold the turn and take a free showdown.

[ALL1N]

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What made you check?

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I think I'm getting CR'ed on the turn here huge amount, and while I would lay down to the CR, I'd know that I'd be getting pushed off the best hand here a small amount. JTxhh gives a lot of hands nice draws, and it's certainly feasible that he'll use the call and CR turn line with a nice draw.

Yes, I like being able to bet here, but I have no problem with checking behind and calling river bets as a secondary default if I feel the need for it.

[ALL1N]

He called and showed KT. nh