Top Pair, Scary Board, Loose Passive Opponent

[TazQ]

Wee?

Party Poker (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (5.40 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

Turn: (3.70 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (5.70 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 8.70 BB

[einbert]

I think it's perfect.

[Nigel]

Check-call.

Nigel

[mperich]

Bet fold is better vs. a loose passive. A lot better.

-Mike

[fyodor]

I believe the river action is correct. A passive raising on the river with that board means you are beat. Check calling costs the same when you are beat, but wins you nothing when you are ahead because a passive likely checks behind any hand you beat.

If however you intend to play the river this way, I don't like the turn. If you are prepared to believe his river raise you can also believe a turn raise. Bet there and if raised you can fold and save a bet.