Tough river decision w/ AA

bills217 · #1 10-29-2005, 01:28 AM

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saw flop|saw showdown

BB ($97.63)
Hero ($49)
MP ($32.76)
Button : (Villain)/ ($46.89)
SB ($47.95)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
Hero raises to $2, 1 fold, Button : (Villain)/ calls $2, 2 folds.

Flop: ($4.75) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $5, Villain calls $5.

Turn: ($14.75) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $15, Villain calls $15.

River: ($44.75) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $10, Villain calls $24.89 (All-In), Hero calls $14.89.

Final Pot: $94.53

Have no read on Villain. How is the river play?

bills217 · #2 10-29-2005, 03:26 PM

bump

iceman5 · #3 10-29-2005, 03:34 PM

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em 50NL (6 max, 5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

saw flop|saw showdown

BB ($97.63)
Hero ($49)
MP ($32.76)
Button : (Villain)/ ($46.89)
SB ($47.95)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
Hero raises to $2, 1 fold, Button : (Villain)/ calls $2, 2 folds.

Flop: ($4.75) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $5, Villain calls $5.

Turn: ($14.75) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $15, Villain calls $15.

River: ($44.75) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $10, Villain calls $24.89 (All-In), Hero calls $14.89.

Final Pot: $94.53

Have no read on Villain. How is the river play?

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How is the river play? Pretty bad. Check behind every time.

If I was going to bet, which I wouldnt, I would push in. $10 makes no sense.

#4 10-29-2005, 03:42 PM

If I understand it correctly, Hero was OOP and Villain had position on Hero. Yes?

If that is the case, I c/c the river. You're getting very good odds to call, and he could have been calling down with a medium overpair just as often as with a flush draw. The king could be a scare card for him, but when you check he might decide to bluff you.

And the $10 on the river really doesn't make sense. That's less than 1/4 the pot. If you're going to bet that small, just check. As played, you have to call because you're getting great odds on your money. This situation just sucks, but I don't think you played it badly, except the river is a little wierd.

Hattifnatt · #5 10-29-2005, 03:48 PM

Tough spot without read.

I bet 10-12 on the turn and probably check river.

bills217 · #6 10-29-2005, 05:20 PM

Villain had J-10 of hearts for the flush.

He typed, "Sorry I was bored," in chat. Gotta love it. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

bills217 · #7 10-29-2005, 05:23 PM

Check-calling the river does look best now...the $10 bet made sense to me at one time, but I don't know what I was thinking. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

nietzreznor · #8 10-29-2005, 06:47 PM

c/c river

one big problem with a $10 river bet is that it will be called by many hands that you beat that would've called the full $25, whereas pretty much everything beating you will raise all-in over the top.
so i would c/c here the vast majority of the time, if i bet out for whatever reason it would have to be a push.

xorbie · #9 10-29-2005, 06:51 PM

If you check/call the river, nobody is going to bluff you here. PP will check behind. Push the river, a flush is going to take all your money anyway and there are no missed draw type hands to bluff you.

FreakDaddy · #10 10-29-2005, 07:20 PM

Check/Call the river

How come almost everyone who posts in small stakes never has a read on their opponent? I don't get it. If you just sat down, fine, but if I had to put a guestimate it seems like almost 70% of posts here don't have reads.