100nl - what can i beat?

[SilentNoise]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Button ($116.65)
Hero ($159.30)
BB ($117.65)
UTG ($82.85)
MP ($159.20)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $1, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($3) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, BB folds, UTG calls $2.

Turn: ($7) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $15</font>, UTG calls $10.

River: ($37) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero bets $10, Villian pushes all in.

Final Pot: $37


What can i beat that calls the flop, doesn't push to the checkraise on the turn and doesn't JUST flat call the river? ps. the turn check was a misclick. i hardly ever checkraise...but since i did....

[crazygoose]

Jam the pot. He had a set I guess?

[SilentNoise]

Why jam the pot? Hence the question. Doesn't really matter what he had. Are the two possible straights that got completed on the turn/river insignificant?

[crazygoose]

Because 80-90% of the time your hand is good.

[Berge20]

Why such a weak river bet?

Depending on the villian:
34s, A3, A4 seem to be the mostly likely hands we beat that he pushes with (if he would push with them even)

[crazygoose]

I forgot to read the river action...The problem with that small river bet is it induces a lot so if you are going to make it you have to be prepared to call an all in with it.

[PartysOver]

it's not past him to float flops and there are so many two pair combinations you beat... add in AJ/AT type hands...

but...the amount that he pushed into the pot is significant and i'm not sure you're going to be right in calling given the odds. I think I would still call here though

also -it's kind of minor but in unraised pots i like to bet pot or a dollar more.. it bloats it a little more for the turn, where you can pot it again.

last thing, just caught it... $10 on the river is kinda bad... if you choose to b/f here, $17-22 is much better. that $10 screams weakness and then you're not sure if he's playing you or his hand at that point

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[HoldEmNewby]

Our weak river bet obligates us to call. We asked for a bluff and we got it.

Based on turn action would checking the river have been best or should we have bet 1/2-2/3 a pot?