Don't assume too much

[fiskebent]

Sometimes I'm sure that a pot is going to be split and so I don't bother to value bet on the river. Sometimes I'm wrong and I kick myself afterwards. Case in point:

Texas Hold'em $0.50-$0.50 NL
Seat 1: SB ($82.45 in chips)
Seat 3: Hero [KS,AD] ($47 in chips)
Seat 8: CO ($52.95 in chips)
Seat 10: Button ($23.80 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
Hero posts blind ($0.50).

PRE-FLOP
CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB bets $1, Hero calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50.

FLOP [board cards 10D,JC,QC ]
Hero checks, CO bets $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB bets $2, Hero calls $2, CO calls $1.50, Button calls $1.50.

TURN [board cards 10D,JC,QC,KD ]
Hero checks, CO bets $6, Button folds, SB calls $6, Hero calls $6.

RIVER [board cards 10D,JC,QC,KD,8S ]
Hero checks, CO bets $5, SB bets $10, Hero calls $10, CO calls $5.

SHOWDOWN
SB shows [ QD,10S ]
Hero shows [ KS,AD ]
CO mucks cards [ KC,9H ]
Hero wins $59.50.

[KingGordy]

Yeah, I hate these situations, because if you shove and it's a split, everyone calls you an [censored] for making them pay extra rake.

[Dan Bitel]

Wow..you played this hand HORRIBLY, , you gotta raise the flop and turn, dont let any1 catch the flush or boat up

[fiskebent]

The players at my table were very aggressive so I slow-played it. I do it a lot and it works well.

[hockeyf]

If you raise the flop you take COs stack.

Raise the flop and lead the turn.

[4_2_it]

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The players at my table were very aggressive so I slow-played it. I do it a lot and it works well.

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It works well if you want to win the least and lose the most.

See here for the recommended play with a monster.

[ticks]

Fiskebent,

You should only slowplay in special circumstances.

Example:
A maniac who raises every hand sits to your left.
You limp w AA.
He raises.
You reraise.

[4_2_it]

I will say the one thing I like about this hand is the river check/call. It allowed hero to capture an extra $5 from CO because any raise there gets two folds.

The flop and turn make me [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[red_right_hand]

Sometimes I don't understand the extra rake argument. Its my understanding, most rake structures have a maximum cap. So once the pot gets to a certain point you are increasing the rake minimally or not at all.

Not sure what site the OP HH is from but let's assume the hand took place on a Party .50-1.00 table where the rake structure is .05 on each dollar max 3 dollars:

Hero has to call 10 in a 45 (by my possible mistaken calculation) pot. Simply by making the call he increases the rake to 2.75 which is close to the max anyway. I think you might as well throw in a raise here.

Note: Once the original river bettor calls the extra five dollars the pot is 60 and the max is reached anyway.

PS: Looks like only .50 was taken in rake in the particular hand!