.5/1, bad river call?

[captainwan]

BB is 12.5/12.5/oo after 8 hands

Party Poker 0.50/1.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(6 handed)</font> link

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, MP calls, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4.00 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, MP folds, Button calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.00 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.

River: (8.00 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Button folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.00 BB.

Is it a bad river call?

[sharpie]

I'd raise PF and 3 bet the flop.

The way you played I think he's value betting a worse hand or desperation bluffing a busted draw or something often enough to make a crying river call.

[poisonxfree]

Pf is okay, sometimes I raise sometimes I complete. Definitely 3 bet the flop, you have more than enough equity here. Given that, the river call isn't bad as long as you aren't overcalling. Getting those odds I don't think you can fold. If you pop it to 3 on the flop that makes the pot even better for your river call.

[dcredskins24]

I agree. You should 3 bet that flop and I also think you should raise from the sb there. You have a strong enough hand to raise from the sb.

Call that river as long as its not an overcall as already mentioned. The pot is big enough where calling is mandatory.

[Caddy_4_Life]

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I'd raise PF and 3 bet the flop.



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[Regis]

PF: I complete with A9s and raise w/ ATs. A9 doesn't even stretch to a straight. What makes it so strong that it deserves to be raised from the SB?

FLOP: I might bet out but am more likely to check and see what happens. I might like to avoid BB or MP raising and knocking out players and or I might want to take advantage of a BB bet to trap everyone for an extra bet.

[CIncyHR]

Put me in the flop 3 better club. Also, you're call down looks OK to me.