Check or bet turn against new player?
 

Villans first hand of the session. What to do here. Bet or check the turn? lol what is the river bet all about?

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $35.65
BB: $31.65
Hero (UTG): $40.40
CO: $39.20
BTN: $13.60

Preflop: Hero is dealt K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 Players)
<font color="red">Hero raises to $1.00</font>, CO calls $1.00, 2 folds, BB calls $0.75

Flop: ($3.10) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 Players)
BB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $2.95</font>, CO folds, BB calls $2.95

Turn: ($9) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $8.60</font>, BB calls $8.60

River: ($26.20) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $0.25</font>, Hero calls $0.25

Pot Size: $26.70 ($1.25 Rake)

Re: Check or bet turn against new player?
 

I definitely bet the turn, although two draws just got there. I think he might have a small PP or something like A2, A9. The river minbet is essentially a check and I'm usually checking behind (possibly losing tons of value?? but he might of course be going for a check-raise w/A6)

On a side note: I'm not sure if a lot of villains would pull of a check raise on the river with trips on a 3-flush and straighty board.

Re: Check or bet turn against new player?
 

I raise for value on river.

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Re: Check or bet turn against new player?
 

I bet less on the turn and push the river

Re: Check or bet turn against new player?
 

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Are you doing this to turn our hand into a bluff?

If not, what is calling us? I think the worst hand that calls us is beating us (trips, followed by straight, followed by weak flush).

Can you elaborate more on this action?

Re: Check or bet turn against new player?
 

I think you did all right.

I don't know what the hell the river bet is about, but I have been seeing a fair amount of river min-bet/folds lately, so it could be one of those. I guess he might call instead if he has T9, but I probably would have just called on the river like you did after having such a big turn bet get called. Some people like to slowplay flushes to the river, although I'll admit that I'd expect that type of player to go for the checkraise instead of a min-bet/3-bet.

I guess I'm saying raising the river might in fact be best, even though I'd have trouble pulling the trigger on that raise.

Re: Check or bet turn against new player?
 

Just get it all in the 6 made your hand stronger. You are losing so much value from JJ QQ AT, KT, etc. Stack off and rebuy.

Re: Check or bet turn against new player?
 

if we shove turn we are only going to get called by a better hand, i like the way you played it.

Re: Check or bet turn against new player?
 

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I bet less on the turn and push the river

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Are you doing this to turn our hand into a bluff?

If not, what is calling us? I think the worst hand that calls us is beating us (trips, followed by straight, followed by weak flush).

Can you elaborate more on this action?

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Villain has Tx a large percentage of the time, He's showed no strength at all in the hand, and we just call his min bet? I don't consider a push a bluff, I consider it a value bluff.

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I bet less on the turn and push the river

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Are you doing this to turn our hand into a bluff?

If not, what is calling us? I think the worst hand that calls us is beating us (trips, followed by straight, followed by weak flush).

Can you elaborate more on this action?

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Villain has Tx a large percentage of the time, He's showed no strength at all in the hand, and we just call his min bet? I don't consider a push a bluff, I consider it a value bluff.

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so villian was just floating the flop w/ Tx? i doubt it. i like betting the turn and just calling this river. i definitely don't see any value in raising the river.