Thin valuebet? 2/4 NLCASH

[Grandezza]

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $2/$4 Blinds - 2 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

BB: $400.00
Hero (SB): $1,026.50

Reads: <font color="blue">First hand of match. I've seen villain on multiple tables before though. Usually with a big stack.</font>

Preflop: Hero is dealt 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero raises to $12.00</font>, BB calls $8.00

Flop: ($24) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $18.00</font>, BB calls $18.00

Turn: ($60) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($60) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks

[jakeduke]

I'm still pretty new at HU, but I think it's a good VB. He could have lots of pair + gutshot hands or 66/77 on the flop that he'll call a smallish river bet with. Bet like 30?

[IronFly]

I like betting this more early 'cause he'll look you up.

edit: by more, I mean I like it more. Still bet small.

[creedofhubris]

I don't see much value to a bet here. I suppose he might look you up with 66, but otherwise you fold worse and get called by better.

[creedofhubris]

I guess you could make some kind of rinkydink 1/3 pot bet; it might set up some profitable bluffs if you can establish a small river vb, but on its own it has little value.

[iSTRONG]

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I guess you could make some kind of rinkydink 1/3 pot bet; it might set up some profitable bluffs if you can establish a small river vb, but on its own it has little value.

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It also sets you up for getting check-raised out of hands that look like what they are; thin value bets.

It's fine to v-bet here if you can make a tiny bet like this with the nuts sometimes (when you know he suspect he doesn't have much but might try to bluff you if he reads you as thin -betting)

[creedofhubris]

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I guess you could make some kind of rinkydink 1/3 pot bet; it might set up some profitable bluffs if you can establish a small river vb, but on its own it has little value.

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It also sets you up for getting check-raised out of hands that look like what they are; thin value bets.

It's fine to v-bet here if you can make a tiny bet like this with the nuts sometimes (when you know he suspect he doesn't have much but might try to bluff you if he reads you as thin -betting)

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yeah, b/c of that i would actually never do this unless villain was superweak passive and then I'd only do it as pure value I think, not to set up a bluff.