Why bet/fold so much?

[paperboyNC]

I have bet folded 18 times. I've only folded top pair 3 times on the river.

The above stats would indicate that calling a river-raise with just a pair is not profitable so many I should reconsider.

paperboy

[damaniac]

The problem is complete contextual. You don't just call because the pot is big. That is actually a possible leak. If people always call "because the pot is big" when they have very little chance to win (yeah, maybe that rock who wouldn't even raise AK/QQ preflop DOES have the flush on this four-flush board, but hell, I have top two, I'm calling), its a mistake you get the chance to make a fair amount in a SS game, and you really don't need to worry much about meta-game or people who raise the river as a bluff very often. It really depends on the way the hand plays out. So saying "calling the river raise with just a pair isn't profitable" really depends on the pair, the board, the player, and the hand. Just like everything else.

But yeah, as a default in a SS game, river raises are usually better than 1 pair hands.