($1k NL) Interesting river decision with trips.

[Mr_Donktastic]

Villian is unknown. Well, I've seen villian play exactly one hand, his BB b4 this one. He checked his option with A9 and bet and called a raise OOP on the flop of AK8, then called a $100 turn bet, then checked through on the rvr. He won vs A7.

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $5/$10 Blinds - 8 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $1,241.00
BB: $157.10
UTG: $1,000.00
UTG+1: $970.00
Hero (MP1): $891.00
MP2: $975.00
CO: $207.80
BTN: $1,907.50

Preflop: Hero is dealt Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (8 Players)
2 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $35.00</font>, 3 folds, SB calls $30.00, BB calls $25.00

Flop: ($105) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 Players)
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $70.00</font>, SB calls $70.00, BB folds

Turn: ($245) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($245) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $245.00</font>, Hero ?

Thoughts on all streets, but what to do on the river?

I actually considered all 3 options here, which is pretty strange...

[Klompy]

I'd call the river.

[threads13]

What makes you consider folding?

[TwoNitty]

I probably call too based on the prev hand.

[Ron Burgundy]

I sure as hell don't play that high, but I call it. I don't like folding because the bet size looks like a bluff, especially after we checked the turn. It looks like he may be trying to get KK/QQ to fold. I don't like raising because I doubt a better hand will fold/worse hand will call. I think that A9 hand is very different than this, and isn't much of an indication that he would pay off on this board with aces up.

[Specialwon]

Yeah, I think he has a flush more often than not, but you have 2:1 and theres plenty of other stuff that fits his moves. Would a half pot turn bet maybe have clarified things a bit?

[twoblacknines]

You said you thought about all 3 options but I think raising would be very very bad unless you are trying to turn your hand into a bluff.

You are ahead of TJ, the straight, and Ax but I think he would check the Ace. He could easily have the boat, flush or KJ. Of course he could very well be bluffing the "scary board". I think I lean towards a fold without any solid reads here. especially since he called in a 3 way pot, not HU.

[Hklm8383]

i dont play these stakes.. but they always have it i think

[Mr_Donktastic]

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What makes you consider folding?

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Just because to make this river pot bet he SHOULD have a really strong hand, like at least trips or better. TP tripped up on the rvr, there is a flush possible, there is an A out there, etc. OTOH it could be a bluff.

It really shouldn't be a hand like aces up, but you never know if people are playing 'correctly'....so I had to consider raising too esp after he showed a tendency to call raises with TPNK.

[capodu]

It really looks like a flush to me. Without playing the hand seeing the timing of his play I would lean towards folding more. Also from the only hand you see him play it seems like he plays pretty straight forward.