NL20, tough river decision in the blinds

[Ramana]

Villain is 50/15/0.85 River aggr is 3.

Prima Network No-Limit Hold'em, $0.20 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter (http://www.learnhowtoplaypokerfree.com/convert/convert.cgi) Courtesy of PokerZion.com (http://PokerZion.com)

Button ($9.36)
SB ($16.60)
Hero ($21.00)
UTG ($28.95)
MP ($19.80)
CO ($12.31)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Button calls $0.20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero checks.

Flop: ($0.50) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.4</font>, Button calls $0.40.

Turn: ($1.30) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.75</font>, Button calls $0.75.

River: ($2.80) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $2.8</font>, Hero ???

[spivey]

Call.

[DaycareInferno]

i think you avoid a difficult decision if you bet the river, at least 1.6 or something. if you show strength on every street, and you get raised, you know your pair isn't any good there. when you shut down on the end to a blank, this happens. i'd rather be checking flops than rivers with tp4k.

[spivey]

Just to go in to why I think it's a call. Draws missed and he's aggressive on the river, he plays so many hands so he could definitely have Q-rag (and our kicker plays).

[Ramana]

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i think you avoid a difficult decision if you bet the river, at least 1.6 or something. if you show strength on every street, and you get raised, you know your pair isn't any good there. when you shut down on the end to a blank, this happens. i'd rather be checking flops than rivers with tp4k.

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Yes 1/2 pot bet sounds really good. I agree with both of you, thanks.