Go for value or induce a bluff...

[ejay]

Villan is unknown, is it better to check and let him bet busted fd or any other hands or is it better to bet like 1/2 pot and try to get paid off...

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $1/$2
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $101.15
UTG+1: $194
CO: $238.90
Button: $201
SB: $140.30
Hero: $200

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, Hero checks.

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($8, 4 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $2</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $11</font>, UTG+1 folds, Button calls, SB folds.

Turn: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($32, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $21</font>, Button calls.

River: 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($74, 2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Results:
Final pot: $74

[MasterLJ]

value against an unknown. Half pot is good.

[deucedeuce00]

Yeah, without reads it's better to err on the side of betting.

[skegvegaspoker]

As T9/JT are the only draws that have missed and will pay you off.

A lone T won't usually bet behind, but will call half pot. So, basically, you need to decide how often he will bet his missed draws.

Personally, most of the time I prefer a check here, as I would hate to raise $35 and be re-raised.

[Chubbers]

OOP i'd actually check this river anyway. You're holding a marginal hand and there isn't a stack of value here.

[friend_]

I whould bet about 30 against unknown.

[yundmi]

betting &gt;&gt;&gt; checking, only boat/straight/trips beat him, and straights are unlikely except for 46hh. u get paid from idiots with JT/QT/KT/AT a lot here

[Sciolist]

Value - I only try to induce bluffs if they are betting and they won't call with anything if I value bet.

[fruitypro]

Unless I am against a passive opponent, I quite like checking here to induce a bet from a busted draw, or perhaps even 89 which had an oesd and turned second pair.

Against an unknown, I think both betting and checking are fine.