TPWK river call?

[z28dreams]

Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 3 Players
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BB: $10
BTN: $5.60
Hero (SB): $41

Pre-Flop: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif dealt to Hero (SB)
BTN calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.15, BB checks

Flop: ($0.75) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif (3 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $0.75</font>, BB calls $0.75, BTN folds

Turn: ($2.25) K/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $1.50</font>, BB calls $1.50

River: ($5.25) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 Players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">BB bets $5.25</font>, Hero ???

Villain is new to the table and has played maybe 8 hands, but he's been involved in most of them. My guess is he's on the loose side.

Do you fold this river? Do you prefer a b/f over a check?

[Lego05]

Raise pre-flop.


I call this river. I checked it to induce a bluff so I call. The fact that villian made a potsized bet does then worry me a bit and I know I won't win as often as I would against a smaller river bet but I still call.

[bsball8806]

Call, missed hearts and weaker aces, as well as random K's make this play.

[z28dreams]

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Call, missed hearts and weaker aces, as well as random K's make this play.

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Half of the weaker aces make 2 pair here...

[winnnar]

As played, is very tough to call, but its 50/50 for me, depending on read on villain.

If it was me, probably $2.50 blocking bet, fold to raise.

[Ricky_Bobby]

I would pretty much always call here. Short stacker who has been involved in every pot=donk most of the time and I has a pair of aces.

Bet folding feels so awkward considering stacks, if I bet I would probably make a fake block bet then call a raise. Check calling seems fine too.