NL25: Overpair on a scary turn

[Emperor Norton]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Hero ($26.15)
Button ($20.60)
SB ($16.60)
BB ($10.15)
UTG ($25.35)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, Button calls $1, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: ($2.35) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.75</font>, Button calls $1.75.

Turn: ($5.85) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3.5</font>, Button calls $3.50.

River: ($12.85) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $5</font>, Hero calls $5.

After the flop call it looks like villain either has a jack, a set, or a middle pair. It's the turn that I don't know how to play; I think that my weakish bet was probably the worst option available. On the river I'm really not wild about the situation, but I'm getting better than 3-1, and I think that villain might be valuebetting TT/99. What's a better way to approach this hand?

[Paul Thomson]

Turn: bet fold is fine. But i prefer check-call.
RIVER: once u get here the way u did, i prefer a push for value.

[Emperor Norton]

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RIVER: once u get here the way u did, i prefer a push for value.

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I don't understand this. I'd be overbetting the pot, and I'd expect calls from trips/boats more often than TT/99/88. How much value is there in a river shove?

[Paul Thomson]

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RIVER: once u get here the way u did, i prefer a push for value.

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I don't understand this. I'd be overbetting the pot, and I'd expect calls from trips/boats more often than TT/99/88. How much value is there in a river shove?

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The villain only has a pot size bet left, so it's not really an overbet and if u insist it is then it's a small one. if u don't think villain will call a pot size bet than make a smaller bet and call a raise.

point being, i think villain checks behind many worse hands often and u lose value by not betting. plus i think villain raises with a better hand at some point.

[Angrymoog]

Good post Paul. I've just identified this type of river situation as something I need to work on. I usually feel I have to check call here to get value, when Im allowing worse hands a free river.