NL25: Call the small river bet?

[LuckayLuck]

Button is 55/0/1.5 over 75 hands.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP ($19.80)
Button ($27.20)
SB ($14.05)
BB ($27.73)
Hero ($24.65)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
Hero calls $0.25 (Loose game! Don't criticize!), MP calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.25) K/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, MP checks, Button checks.

Turn: ($1.25) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1</font>, MP calls $1, Button calls $1, SB folds, BB calls $1.

River: ($5.25) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $2</font>, BB folds, Hero ??


I checked because it's a pretty crappy river with lots of opponents. Do we call here even though a Q is likely just because it's such a small $2 bet? If the answer is yes, how much should we be willing to call? I think I would have folded to $4 (~3/4ths pot).

[Pokey]

Yes, you call this bet every time and twice on Sundays. MP's not going to check-raise this, and you're getting at least 3.5-to-1 odds on the call. He flips over AK, JT, and even worse crap WAY too often to fold this hand. Think of this as a good opportunity to snap off a bluff.

Of course, if you'd bet it yourself ($3-$4 should do nicely), you wouldn't have had this problem.

[LuckayLuck]

Meh, you'd really bet into 3 people? A queen seems pretttty likely given the amount of people who called the turn.

[Pokey]

One of them checked, so it's unlikely he has one. The other two have shown no interest in this hand other than to call. If I get reraised, I might let it go, but I don't automatically assume someone's got a Q. There's only two left in the deck, after all. These folks seem more than happy to call; let them call once more.

[mason55]

I much prefer checking this river. You can get to showdown for the same price and you can induce a bluff from a worse hand.

You have to call it this bet though.

[Slappy002]

Yea, I'm pretty much on the same page as you on all streets. Also, I wouldn't criticize you for open limping A9 into 4 opponents. You have to play your cards sometimes.