Re: 99 scary board
I like your line for the most part. This is one of those hands where you're afraid to value bet the river because you think you'll get checkraised by a rivered two pair or something. If you don't give him credit for a J (or a K) then go ahead and bet the river....it may be worth it to find out if he's tricky enough to c/r you when he improves on the river, instead of just betting out. It's good to know for future reference. A lot of LP's will auto-bet the river when they improve, not wanting to risk a check-through. I'm thinking he would have bet into you or c/r'ed you on the turn if he made his flush. So he may be calling you down with a J, or something like A6/A5 (maybe with the Ace of Clubs), hoping to spike his A somewhere or make a backdoor flush. Bet/call the river and see what happens.
EDIT: Ed makes a great point in the article about getting a free showdown though. You'll punish and beat a hand like A5, but you won't lose river bets to a stronger hand.
ScottieK
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