Strange river check raise
 

MP is the same spazzy (35/25/4) LAG from my other hand. I have notes on the SB:

Raised 69o in the SB when folded to and then waited for the turn with a flopped 2 pair.
Bet folded a mid flop after raising pre-flop.
Peeled an A high flop and then folded the turn in an unraised pot.
Bets fearlessly with A high.
Waited for the turn with just top pair.

He's 50/18/1.5. He likes to bet draws and can overplay in spots. He likes to slowplay.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises</font>, Button calls, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises</font>, Button folds, SB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (7 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, MP checks.

River: (7 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 9 BB

Re: Strange river check raise
 

What do you beat on the river other than a stone cold bluff? You are getting 10-1 but I have to believe that there is less than a 10% chance that a 1.5 c/r bluffs here.

Against a 4, I check the river hoping the 4 bets and that the sb calls with Ax.

Re: Strange river check raise
 

i don't like the 'value bet' on the river against two guys ... MP clearly freecarded (and wont likely be calling)

the 5 has changed his hand drastically

this retard in SB likes his hand enough to call two on the fold ... he could have overs, bottom, a seven, of a straighgt

i don't think he calls enough with a worse hand here

also - if his check raise on the river troubles you when holding a marginal hand, like this one; then, it's probably best not to value bet