Please rank river decision

27offsooot · #1 12-06-2006, 11:47 PM

Button is TAG, no stats, has played ok.

I open in CO w/ 99, he's in, and I cap, HU.

F:
KdKx5d
b/c

T: 7x
b/c

R: Jx

nickg1532 · #2 12-06-2006, 11:50 PM

wait b/c means you bet and he called right? not that you bet/called both streets?

TomBrooks · #3 12-06-2006, 11:50 PM

c/c

27offsooot · #4 12-06-2006, 11:50 PM

yeah, sry, b/c = i bet, he called.

27offsooot · #5 12-06-2006, 11:51 PM

There are four options, i considered them all. Please rank.

Nick C · #6 12-07-2006, 12:00 AM

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There are four options, i considered them all. Please rank.

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Well, I don't like a check-fold. A checkraise is an amusing bluff, but I wouldn't do it. Bet-fold seems sorta reasonable, but you have to wonder a little if you got owned if he raises and you fold. A check-call is the "safe" option. A bet-call is kinda a spew, but you might win after you call a raise once in awhile.

I guess I'm mostly deciding between a check-call and a bet-fold, which isn't so imaginative, and I'm wishing I wasn't playing against a TAG. I probably check-call, really, because I want to show down.

Wait isn't that five options? And I didn't even get into the checkraise-cap nonsense. (A bet/3-bet is a spewy bluff that I don't recommend, however.)

PokerSparky · #7 12-07-2006, 12:04 AM

I think bet fold is the best line, but I hate folding, so I usually c/c here.

In order of personal preference:

1. c/c
2. b/f
3. b/c
4. c/f

27offsooot · #8 12-07-2006, 12:13 AM

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I think bet fold is the best line, but I hate folding, so I usually c/c here.

In order of personal preference:

1. c/c
2. b/f
3. b/c
4. c/f

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I forgot there are five options. I considered c/r, but not b/c

PokerSparky · #9 12-07-2006, 12:17 AM

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I think bet fold is the best line, but I hate folding, so I usually c/c here.

In order of personal preference:

1. c/c
2. b/f
3. b/c
4. c/f

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I forgot there are five options. I considered c/r, but not b/c

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A c/r never would have never crossed my mind here. What hand bets the river and calls a c/r that we beat? I don't think we get a hand like QQ or TT to fold. Maybe a hand like 88 or 66 calls.

MacGuyV · #10 12-07-2006, 12:18 AM

I like B/F as a "value-defense move" expecting to get called by a better hand sometimes, but also Ace high often enough. Seems less -ev than check/anything. Not sure if I like C/F or C/R 2nd. I think C/C sucks here because a bluff from his side is so rarely successful on this board (does anybody ever fold AQ in your spot? I don't think so).