A8o 3bet pot

[Xanta]

Villain is TAG, been stealing quite a bit, no 3bet history between us. I don't have enough hands to give you exact stats, but he's def not a nit. I feel like if I'm raising this river I should be shoving it. Thoughts?

Party Poker, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

UTG: $55.60
MP: $108.45
CO: $100
Hero (BTN): $109.33
SB: $98.45
BB: $99.95

Pre-Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, <font color="red">CO raises to $4</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $14</font>, 2 folds, CO calls $10

Flop: ($29.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
CO checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($29.50) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
CO checks, Hero checks

River: ($29.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">CO bets $18</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $45</font>, CO folds

Results: $65.50 Pot
Hero mucked 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and WON $89.50 (+$57.50 NET)

[King Car]

If you havent been 3-betting him a ton, why not just bet the flop or turn?

[Xanta]

The turn is a bigger question, but the flop is very much a WA/WB situation with most of his range and I don't expect to get more than one street of value out of an underpair.

[Some9]

tbh I think a river raise is bs

[ofishstix]

i often play the flop and the turn the same, but a river call is much better. hes bluffing or has you beat most of the time he's betting.

[FishSticks]

What worse hands are calling that river raise? What better ones are folding?

Checking the flop for pot control/deception is fine sometimes, but just bet the turn then if you check the flop.

[h_ven]

I'd bet the flop here and fold to a raise.

[Dr_Doctr]

Bet the turn - Call river - Raising the river is completely horrible - what was your thinking behind this?

[Isura]

This is fine if you call the river. Raise is no good unless you have some goofy image.

[r0eKY]

there's plenty of possible draws on the flop to get value out of. I'd like the rvr better if there wasn't trips possible.