NL25 - Set on gross board

[greggg230]

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

Hero (SB): $37.65
BB: $5.55
UTG: $15.90
MP: $48.05
CO: $13.80
BTN: $16.25

Preflop: Hero is dealt 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif (6 Players)
3 folds, BTN calls $0.25, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, BB folds, BTN calls $1.00

Flop: ($2.75) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 9/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $1.50</font>, BTN calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.75) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $4.25</font>, BTN calls $4.25

River: ($14.25) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">BTN bets all-in for $9.25</font>, Hero calls $9.25

Pot Size: $32.75 ($1.60 Rake)

Thoughts on checking the river? My thinking was that I was willing to pay off this guy no matter what and that this way I could at least catch bluffs.

[Emperor Norton]

A much better line is pot-pot-"screw him, I have a set." If you bet $1 more on the flop, then $2.50 more on the turn, then the river really doesn't matter.

[NSchandler]

I think this is pretty read dependent. Not all that many hands he could have with an 8 in them unless he's a complete donk. Maybe A/images/graemlins/club.gif8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 98s, 87s, T8s.

Anyway, coming into the river I think you have the best hand the majority of the time. If you're beat you're just going to have to pay him off here I think. So you need to balance value from an A with inducing a bluff. If you think he's capable of bluffing with a missed draw then go ahead and check, but if he's a calling station I'd just fire again.

Against an unknown, I'd probably fire again and hope he has an A.

[justhetip]

Great hand, nice check on the end. Just balance this play with the right opponents but it seems like you picked the right one this time.

[derosnec]

push river. this will go check-check too often and will stunt your winrate. get value from Ax. you are rarely beat here.

[C4LL4W4Y]

Grunch...you need a read to do this and get the proper value. I'd probably just bet out and get called, and fist pump.