Re: Razz 4th street question
This partially depends on his tendencies. Your edge here is not great but the next street is probably going to bring some changes. Some of those changes will be very straightforward whether you bet here or not, and some will be difficult.
* He'll have position on you the whole hand unless you pair or also hit a K
* some players will often call 5th if there is a bet on 4th
* lots of players will make awful calls on 4th if you both brick again. Like if you brick a J on 5th and he hits a Q, he might call 5th even though he's now waaaaay behind (he needs 2 cards to win)
* If he catches well on 5th and you catch a brick, it's a tough situation
I often check here. I am somewhat more punitive if he gets frisky and bets, I might raise. If he is a player who will call every street, provided that he can pull ahead on the next street, regardless of pot size, I will usually wait for 5th (to make such a call very wrong on 5th)
I often get accused of nazi-ism on this last bit, but using a hand converter is very appreciated.
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