2/4 River Decision
 

Strange river action. Villain is playing an average amount of hands and has been passive postflop. I have been in lots of hands recently and had to fold a couple rivers.

Thanks,
bk

Party Poker 2.00/4.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(10 handed)</font>

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: (11.00 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: (7.00 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, UTG+2 folds.

River: (9.00 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero ???

Re: 2/4 River Decision
 

Well we're not folding so its call/raise. figure that he'd pop you on the turn or c/r the river if he has trip 7's. JT is my guess which we're ahead of. since you mentioned recently folding rivs maybe he's taking a shot but i'd say raise. 89 is the only draw that made it and i see that villian has odds to peel the flop with his gutshot but i dont think he'd make the unprofitable turn call with it.
We should raise and calldown a 3-bet. We're only behind TT/JJ/7x/55/89 which isnt enough to make me passive here.

Re: 2/4 River Decision
 

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Well we're not folding so its call/raise.

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I need to be better about narrowing villain's range in situations like this.

Re: 2/4 River Decision
 

I would just call, but I have no sack, and I take too many beats, with my luck the [censored] would table TT and scoop it up with his set.

C-Dog

Re: 2/4 River Decision
 

I think it's a raise/fold here unless villian is a total maniac then it's raise/call.

edit: edited to remove dumb question......

Re: 2/4 River Decision
 

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I think it's a raise/fold here unless villian is a total maniac then it's raise/call.

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I strongly disagree with this. QQ is good enough that we must must must see a showdown. I would be very surprised if others are advocating R/F here.

FWIW my OP was basically to ask if people are raising here. Folding never entered my mind.

bk

Re: 2/4 River Decision
 

I can't conceive of a 3-bet that you're beating here, but perhaps I just don't have the imagination to keep up with some of these guys.

Trips aren't out of the question. I've seen a lot of players check/call, check/call, then lose their resolve and bet the river with big hands. Or he may have just been trying to keep the 3rd man in on the turn.

I think the most likely holdings, though, are a T or a straight. Being a puss and not having any clue how to assign probabilities to those hands I like a call.

Re: 2/4 River Decision
 

It seems to me the only hand that he could have that you beat is J 10. Everything else has you crushed. But my read would be that there is a good chance he has J 10 (though I doubt you would post this hand if that is what he had).

I would just call.

Results
 

Villain tabled KJo and MHIG.

I called the river bet, even though it seemed weak, because I couldn't figure out what he could possibly be betting here. Like I mentioned above, getting to a showdown seemed like the best option.

bk

Re: 2/4 River Decision
 

Just call and hope he's not holding 98/7x, but something like JT.