Top pair faces full pot river bet

[Chaos_ult]

Villain is 24/17/1.4 over 175 hands. Havent really noticed anything particularly interesting about him.

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $1/$2 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

SB: $121.30
BB: $313.75
UTG: $113.40
Hero (MP): $386.75
CO: $211.10
BTN: $304.90

Preflop: Hero is dealt T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 Players)
UTG calls $2.00, <font color="red">Hero raises to $10.00</font>, CO folds, BTN calls $10.00, SB folds, BB calls $8.00, UTG folds

Flop: ($33) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 Players)
BB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $22.00</font>, BTN folds, BB calls $22.00

Turn: ($77) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($77) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $74.00</font>

Pot Size: $151.00

[blackize]

I'd call. I think he has a busted draw or 66-88 33% of the time. I don't really think a bet that big is for value very often given the board and how little strength you have shown.

[Bulletproof Monk]

instacall

[Rkoo]

As played it is a call.
I would bet turn for ~40 and fold if he raises there or if he calls then check river.

[Daysleeper]

Betting the turn will more or less remove this kind of decission on the river. It will also charge QJ and perhaps get value from several one pair hands.

WHat I am trying to say is that a turn bet does a far better jobb of defining his hand on river he can have either a strong hand or a busted draw if you bet turn he will call with draws and c/r stronger hands leaving you with a much clearer decission.

[yabastid]

i don't understand all the calls here. I don't think a PSB on the river here is a weaker 10 or a busted draw. Someone's trying to get paid.

[Barrin6]

Why didn't you bet turn?

[blackize]

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i don't understand all the calls here. I don't think a PSB on the river here is a weaker 10 or a busted draw. Someone's trying to get paid.

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A PSB doesn't get called very often in a spot like this though. If villain has a monster he wants to bet an amount that can get called by 66-88 or a decent ten. When I see big river bets after the turn checks through from OOP villains, when they have a strong hand it's a hand that missed a checkraise on the turn, and there basically aren't any hands that fit that bill that make sense.

[Chaos_ult]

I don't really have a good explanation as to why I didn't bet the turn. I suppose I was attempting to keep the pot small, and keep hands like 77-88 in.

In retrospect I like betting the turn better.


anyway, I called and villain showed 9T

bleh

[orange]

your boned here alot i think given the size of his bet.