Sexy/Stupid/Sick/Terrible??? You be the judge

[GSykes]

Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
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UTG: $242.75
CO: $180.50
BTN: $280.35
Hero (SB): $201
BB: $440.60

Pre-Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (SB)
UTG folds, CO calls $2, BTN folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $10</font>, BB folds, CO calls $8

Flop: ($22) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $15</font>, CO calls $15

Turn: ($52) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $35</font>, CO calls $35

River: ($122) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks

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no reads on villian...hero is playing like 20/20 stats over 30-40 hands

[JFsports]

stats plus his bet river % pls

[dersl]

bet imo w/o reads

[terp]

bet more on flop. when we have a very strong semibluffing hand we tend not to care a ton whether we win the pot or continue, but

1) the hand plays a bit easier if the pot is bigger on the turn (unless we plan to check/raise, which is a fine alternate line)

2) we like to have a big pot when we get there, which happens a lot with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]K here

[Unknown Soldier]

bet &gt; check

[JFsports]

w/o reads or stats, I would bet the river. I think ppl are way more likely to call bets with med-high spades than they are to bet with them. I can't see why he would bluff here either

[Chicago Twister]

Bet because 1-card flushes will often check behind, and they won't believe you have the Ace since they finally got what they have been looking for.

[Chicago Twister]

How about CRAI turn?

[scallop]

If you had 99 in this hand and you called villian down and he checked the river to you, would u bet?

Basically whilst you might have the best hand, ANY spade beats you, 2-A so betting might be best. All im saying is that when the PFR bets this flop and that turn but checks river I really love to bluff that spot and my betting range grows big. I would only check behind good hands with showdown value, but I am not calling a bet with nearly 50% of that range.

[BombayBadboy]

Villain is only betting his total bluffs and Ks here imo. He is not going to call a c/r often.

I think he calls with alot more hands that he got to the river with.