nl 100 cr bluff v reg

[IsaacAsimov]

Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $97
BB: $78.45
UTG: $345.55
MP: $402.50
<u>Hero (CO): $100</u>
<u>BTN: $156.45</u>

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (6 Players)
2 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $4</font>, BTN calls $4, 2 folds

<font color="black">Flop:</font> ($9.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $6</font>, BTN calls $6

<font color="black">Turn:</font> ($21.50) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

<font color="black">River:</font> ($21.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">BTN bets $12</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $38</font>

My image is TAG and so is villains. Is this spew in this spot or good? I haven't really check-bluff-raised the river before, but at this point in the hand I thought it was right. A lot of draws have missed and his line could also be a king that I think I might be able to fold out on this river. Is my bet sizing too big?

[davekngs]

bet sizing is right but I'm not sure its a convincing line from you. It may work anyway because I really don't see him having much at all here but I think he will suspect you don't either.

[IsaacAsimov]

Don't you think I can represent a hand like AT, JT, QT, T9? I guess I need to be giving villain enough credit here to think far enough to give me credit for check raising the straight here.