Bet this turn?

Absolution · #1 10-25-2007, 07:51 PM

This guy is unknown:

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Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
2 folds, CO (poster) checks, Hero raises, 1 fold, BB calls, CO calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, CO checks, Hero bets, BB folds, CO calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
CO checks, Hero...

V4P · #2 10-25-2007, 08:02 PM

Absolutionly...check behind river UI

BubbleMint · #3 10-25-2007, 08:15 PM

I bet turn, check river UI.

ThxBearl · #4 10-25-2007, 08:39 PM

Bet. Decent chance he folds right here if not you can easily have the best hand. I would check river UI if he calls turn and checks river again.

Oink · #5 10-25-2007, 09:01 PM

Abs.

I assume you are not betting river UI if you bet the turn. If so I think checking has a bit of merit

- It protects you from getting c/r
- It might induce a bluff on the river by QJ, JT, QT, 22-77 (84 combos yo!). Note that this is only great if these hands folds to a turn bet
- When you improve, betting and checking will often win you the same as you get to raise a river bet quite often.
- If he calls a turn bet with those broadway draws you save a bet when he sucks out as you can now fold to a river bet.
- His broadway straight draws dont have that many outs because of your fd

I am not saying c > b. I just wanna push a point that I think too many miss. Namely that whenever you dont have a valuebet on both turn and river, then you should at least consider checking the turn. (I guess its kind of a NL thing?)