Check or bet ?

[Perhan]

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Ultimate Bet 0.50/1 Hold'em (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, J.
2 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (2 SB) 8, 9, K (2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (1 BB) Q (2 players)</font>
SB bets</font>,Hero raises</font>, SB calls.

River: (5 BB) 5 (2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero ?

Final Pot: 5 BB

[LimitGod]

Thin either way. Make the river a 4c and I fire no problem.

[sharpie]

Raise PF, bet the flop. As played easy river value bet, although I might not raise the turn.

[Bullitos]

You should raise preflop.

Bet any (90%) non raised flop in a SB-BB battle when checked to in BB. So bet this one also.

Raising the turn is strong here, I like it. I wouldn't have done it myself but I think it's better than calling, since a K and JT would have probably bet the flop. Betting the river is a must since nothing really changed with that card.

[Perhan]

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Raising the turn is strong here, I like it. I wouldn't have done it myself but I think it's better than calling

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you think raising is better then calling but you wouldn't do it your self! What would you do then ? Fold ? Please do reply.

[jrz1972]

Raise preflop, planning to bet the flop no matter what.

As played, bet the flop.

As played, the turn is okay. I might just call because villain will often fold to your raise but might be inclined to fire again on the river if you just call.

Bet the river.

[stonescar]

I raise this preflop. I raise alot of opencompleters preflop for metagame reasons. This hand is definately strong enough to raise for equity. Against some opponents I guess checking behind planning to bet or raise a lot of flops is also good.

The way you played it I bet any flop when checked to (until I meet an opponent bright enough to pick up on it). After villain checking preflop and flop I'm pretty sure I have the best hand, but I'm not sure I would raise the turn. In this little pot the turn raise is so strong he might fold hands he could have bet again on river. Against thinking opponents I like raising turn more, to set up for turnbluffs later.

After he calls your turnraise I think he's going to showdown with a lot of worse hands, so IMO it's an easy value bet.

EDIT:
After reading the answers I guess my post is just "repeat jrz" [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[jba]

i raise preflop (and would cont bet the flop). I might even stab the flop as you played it. nice turn play after checking through, and I would definitely bet the river.

[Bullitos]

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Raising the turn is strong here, I like it. I wouldn't have done it myself but I think it's better than calling

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you think raising is better then calling but you wouldn't do it your self! What would you do then ? Fold ? Please do reply.

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I would have just called here in the heat of the battle, but I do think raising is better. That's what I meant.

[TomBrooks]

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Raise PF, bet the flop. As played easy river value bet, although I might not raise the turn.

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