25-50 NL Trips river decision

[anacrime]

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Should I have bet the river, and if so, how much?

[/ QUOTE ]You did bet the river, which is why I think it's a fold. This is hardly ever a bluff.

I like check/calling better. It allows us to see a showdown and gives villain a chance to bluff. I don't think villain will call a reasonable bet on the river without at T or better, though that's hardly worth much since we don't have reads.

[Slider]

Only a certain type of player will have the 'audacity' to bluff raise that river 'knowing' that you don't have a T.

His raise on the river clearly shows he's not afraid of the T. In fact, he's probably hoping you have a T here. You're beat by way too many hands here. I check call a reasonable bet here because you do have showdown value and your opponent isn't calling a bet with a [censored] hand like a pair of sixes.

[El Diablo]

Ikke,

Betting is far, far superior to checking on the river.

[Ikke]

Hey Diablo,

Like many of us former limit junkies, I'm trying to make the switch to NL, so if you could expand a bit on your thoughts on this hand it would be nice.

On the river I chose to bet 1300, mainly because of two reasons: It would leave him with about one pot-size raise, so if he decides to bluf it will be for about his stack (his stack was only slightly more than mine) and I thought an 80-90% potbet would also refrain him from bluffing/raising me with weaker hands.

OTOH, I think if I would have bet less, say half the pot (about 800), I could get paid off with more hands. But, he also might be more inclined to bluf, or to raise hands that he thinks are the best, but are not. So far in the hand, since I've been playing relatively tight, I think I mainly represented an overpair. He might think he could push me off that, and a smallish river bet will likely confirm his read IMO.

So what do you think? How much should I have bet the river and why? Should I have been more creative somewhere else in the hand (like for instance c/r turn)? In this case: fold river (is this an easy decision)?

Thanks in advance for answering.

Also, I will be in Vegas from july 18th. Any chance you will be there?

Regards