river decision TT

[marvin_1935]

here's another hand that was difficult

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25./$0.50.
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $52.80
UTG+1: $38.30
CO: $29.20
Hero: $65.50
SB: $50.25
BB: $49.25

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is Button with T/images/graemlins/club.gif T/images/graemlins/heart.gif
2 folds, CO calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $2.25</font>, SB calls, 2 folds.

Flop: 5/images/graemlins/club.gif 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($5.5, 2 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $4</font>, SB calls.
<font color="blue"> standard </font>
Turn: 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($13.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $10</font>, Hero calls.
<font color="blue"> i've seen this done alot w/ 99/77/A8/FDs so i call </font>
River: 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($33.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $20</font>, Hero calls.
<font color="blue"> Well, the FD got there. i timed down and rationalized that I had just sucked out on 86. i'm folding to another lead by villain w/o T/5/3 on the river</font>

[marvin_1935]

how was my thought process here?

[RickA]

Why call the turn donk. Unless you have been maniacal and he is pushing you off of a hand, I don't know what you beat here. I think you are behind his range and have little chance of improving.

I'm debating the turn call and not calling the river.