25/50 Facing River c/r

[Jman28]

Haven't posted a hand in a while, and I'm in a good mood bc I had my first winning day in a million years. What do you buttholes think of this hand?

No real history. Holler.

Full Tilt Poker Game #1529514037: Table Bluff (heads up) - $25/$50 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:23:09 ET - 2007/01/04
Seat 1: holla-athca-boy ($4,924.50)
Seat 2: OMGClayAiken ($5,074)
OMGClayAiken posts the small blind of $25
holla-athca-boy posts the big blind of $50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to OMGClayAiken [Jd 9d]
OMGClayAiken raises to $150
holla-athca-boy raises to $450
OMGClayAiken calls $300
*** FLOP *** [Ts 9s 3c]
holla-athca-boy bets $650
OMGClayAiken calls $650
*** TURN *** [Ts 9s 3c] [4c]
holla-athca-boy checks
OMGClayAiken checks
*** RIVER *** [Ts 9s 3c 4c] [2h]
holla-athca-boy checks
OMGClayAiken bets $1,100
holla-athca-boy raises to $3,824.50, and is all in


See some of you buttholes soon at the PCA!

[emil3000]

I think your opponent played it very good, whether he had top pair+ or a bluff. It's a pretty sick hand, but I think I like a call.

[fung]

Audacious bluff if it is one. Fold?

[emil3000]

You could so easily have K-Qhi here that a bluff probably looks really tempting to opponent with 67 or something.

[Apathy]

Cool hand, I dont really know what you should have done but I want to commend you on your early attempt at some of your new years resolutions in this thread.

[BLdSWtTRs]

Whatever he has, I really like his line against you.

It seems like a good spot to bluff for him obviously.

You are getting almost 3 to 1 odds so I think I slightly like a call.

[Klaphat]

A call here is not necesarry bad. Since it is HU there is obv more to it than that! Do you bet a lot on the river when checked to?

[BLdSWtTRs]

I think JMan has to bet this river 100% of the time or its going to be to obvious when he's floating with much weaker hands and much harder to bluff with hands he floated the flop with.

[Allinlife]

Another question then- if we are betting this river so it makes it harder for him to call our flop bet light with, isn't it much better to just bet turn?

[BLdSWtTRs]

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Another question then- if we are betting this river so it makes it harder for him to call our flop bet light with, isn't it much better to just bet turn?

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I think its better to check the turn and bet/ call the river

By checking the turn he can not get bluffed out of the pot and induce a bluff on the river.
Against somebody who will float a lot the villain should c/r the turn with any straight/ flush draw ten or better.

This line in the long run is very strong when both players can't beat a pair of nines.

There are also other reasons, but I'm tired...