Razz - Medium Strength Hand

[Frez 0]

Razz ($1/$2), Ante $0.10, Bring-In $0.50 (converter)3rd Street - (0.60 SB)Seat 2: xx xx 4 ___foldsSeat 3: xx xx A ___calls___callsSeat 4: xx xx 5 ___raisesSeat 6: xx xx 9 ___brings-in___foldsSeat 7: xx xx 8 ___foldsHero: 6 A 5 ___raises___calls4th Street - (7.10 SB)Seat 3: xx xx A 3 ___checks___foldsSeat 4: xx xx 5 7 ___bets___callsHero: 6 A 5 2 ___raises5th Street - (5.55 BB)Seat 4: xx xx 5 7 6 ___betsHero: 6 A 5 2 9 ___calls6th Street - (7.55 BB)Seat 4: xx xx 5 7 6 3 ___betsHero: 6 A 5 2 9 7 ___callsRiver - (9.55 BB)Seat 4: xx xx 5 7 6 3 xx___checksHero: 6 A 5 2 9 7 8 Total pot: (13.55 BB)Comments all the way please, right up to hero's river action.

[dgostate8 0]

Until he checked the river, it looked like he had A2 under there. That being said, I don't know if you can bet the river, the only thing you beat is AAX(X being a big card in this case). Check and hope your rough 7 is good.

[kingcon31 0]

I agree with the above poster up until the river it looks like he probably has A 2 in the pocket. It's also fairly likely though that he could raise you on 3rd street with A 3. By the check on 7th I'm guessing he had A 3 hidden and paired his 3 giving him something like A 3 5 6 7. I don't think he would check an A 2 3 5 6 on 7th because I doubt he would risk you checking behind him. Therefore, you could probably put a nice value bet in there, but I usually play too timid and check it down.

[Moneyball16 0]

Im not really sure what to do on the river but one thing to consider is that if Seat 4 did pair 3s on 6th they are probably the last two 3s in the deck since it seems that Seat 3 probably folded 2 3s on 4th from how the action went. So from a purely mathematical standpoint it makes checking the river better but im still not sure what better hands hed be checking to us since our board isnt that scary if he has a good 7 or a 6.

[Cappy37 0]

We can't call a raise, and that, coupled with the fact that villain may be bad enough to try a river check-raise, dictates we check behind on the river. There is a 0.0001% chance we can bluff off a hand we beat, and not much of a chance we could be betting a rough 9 for value here.As for the rest of the hand, I really like your raise on 4th street, it accomplished the goal of getting you heads up with a hand you are ahead of.Only possible variation you could attempt here is a raise on 6th to rep a made 7-5, either taking down the pot or buying a check on 7th. A call/call on 6th/7th is = a raise on 6th and getting checked to on 7th, but the latter line gives you chances to rep a much stronger hand than you have and gives you additional ways to win the pot. Of course, at $1/$2, such a play could easily be considered Fancy Play Syndrome, so I'd save that play until I was HU with an opponent I knew was actually able to lay down a 8 low, or possibly even a really rough 7.