To value bet or not to value bet....

[Xexilla]

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $50.00
Hero (BB): $204.40
UTG: $112.15
CO: $45.85
BTN: $101.30

Preflop: Hero is dealt 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 Players)
UTG folds, CO calls $1.00, BTN folds, SB calls $0.50, Hero checks

Flop: ($3) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $1.00</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $4.00</font>, CO folds, SB calls $3.00

Turn: ($11) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $7.00</font>, SB calls $7.00

River: ($25) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks

Pot Size: $25.00

To value bet or not to value bet?? Straight draws and flush draws have hit the river... He seems to be a decent player so I fear he may raise suspecting a value bet.

Is it just standard to bet/fold here?

What hand calls me? 2 pair maybe... Thoughts welcome and wanted please :P

[tozzy]

?!?!?! valuebet _all_ day long. any freakin aces calls you here, happily.

[Xexilla]

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?!?!?! valuebet _all_ day long. any freakin aces calls you here, happily.

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I guess he raises me on the turn with 87 because of the flush draw or if I had 34.... so I figured him for a flush draw wasn't sure what hand calls a bet maybe A5 A6

[tozzy]

the thing here is, you have the best hand like ALLWAYS. so its not about you only get called by better and fold out everything else. just valuebet.

[Zaid_Ahmed]

villian's stack size makes this awkward, but I just feel we lose out on value in the long run if we check behind here.

I don't think the problem is 'what hands call?' as at $100nl you really need to take people to value town as they call with a wide range here.

I'd bet $15 and fold to a shove as i think he only shoves a flush. But his range of hands is far wider than a flush that I expect u get looked up by any 6, 77, 88, weak two pairs, aces up, and possibly even weaker.

edit: bloody hell, any ace looks you up here too.

[Zaid_Ahmed]

also remember if they have top pair on the flop, they will go all the way with it regardless of how the board changes, from my experience.

[Zaid_Ahmed]

but importantly, if you do get check raised, you have to fold. but u get check raised so rarely in this spot that you have to value bet.

[Xexilla]

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but importantly, if you do get check raised, you have to fold. but u get check raised so rarely in this spot that you have to value bet.

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Appreciate your thoughts [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] makes alot of sense I felt when I checked behind (which I did) It was a mistake.

[thac]

Villain won't check a flush or a straight here, you have to bet. Bet/fold 19

[Unknown Soldier]

no straight draws have bit, 34 is already there