horrible river bet???

MP is the normal loose passive calling station

6handed .5/1

Hero is BB with A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Preflop:
UTG folds, 3 calls, SB completes, hero checks

Flop:5 SB
4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
SB checks, hero bets, MP calls, 3 fold

Turn:3.5 BB
8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
hero bets, MP calls

River: 5.5 BB
K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
hero bets

I don't like this bet at all. I cannot see anything good coming from it, but can I really just let this get checked through? I don't think MP will ever bet a hand I beat, but I think he might call some hands that I beat.

[milesdyson]

well he doesnt have an 8 often, you beat any other 6, and he could have a 4. the river did complete the flush draw, but there are many more 4/6 pair hands than there are flush draws.

nice bet. easy fold to a raise. the other option is check/fold.

[imported_leader]

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MP is the normal loose passive calling station

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Bet/fold then. He's not bluffing you. If you check he'll just check though things that you beat and bet things that you don't. If you don't think you're good 1 in 5 times, I would just check/fold.

[Digs]

Easy bet on the river, you get shown 22,33,55,77 a decent bit here, and sometimes crap hands containing a worse six or a 4.

Easy fold to a raise too~

[kross]

Is it normal to bet 2nd pair into 5 opponents? Especially when that pair is a pair of sixes? Vulnerable to many many overcards. Even if no one has an 8, they could have a PP higher than a 6. Many people don't raise with medium PP's.

Just wondering...

[Peter Harris]

i think the flop bet and turn bet are fine; I prefer check-call to bet-fold or bet-call.

EDIT: I put this before i saw "LP calling station" - yes bet-fold is best. thats what i get for staying up late.