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[MrNiceGuy]

Seat 5 was playing just about everything on 3rd.Looking now, 4th should've been an easy fold. At the time, with a seven dead,I thought he might just have the two sevens and was taking a cheap stab at the pot with the single bet. But even so, the pot was tiny and I was still behind.I bet 5th to try to get it heads up and get a free river; I would have folded to a raise.Anyway, I was surprised by his river check, so I took a stab. What do you guys think?7 Card Stud High ($2/$4), Ante $0.25, Bring-In $1 3rd Street - (0.88 SB)Seat 2: xx xx Q:diamond: ___callsSeat 3: xx xx K:spade: ___foldsSeat 4: xx xx 7:heart: ___callsSeat 5: xx xx 7:club: ___callsHero: A:diamond: 6:club: 4:heart: ___brings-inSeat 7: xx xx Q:club: ___foldsSeat 8: xx xx A:heart: ___folds4th Street - (2.88 SB)Seat 2: xx xx Q:diamond: 5:spade: ___foldsSeat 4: xx xx 7:heart: 5:heart: ___callsSeat 5: xx xx 7:club: 7:diamond: ___betsHero: A:diamond: 6:club: 4:heart: 4:diamond: ___calls5th Street - (2.94 BB)Seat 4: xx xx 7:heart: 5:heart: 2:club: ___foldsSeat 5: xx xx 7:club: 7:diamond: 8:heart: ___checks ___callsHero: A:diamond: 6:club: 4:heart: 4:diamond: 3:heart: ___bets6th Street - (4.94 BB)Seat 5: xx xx 7:club: 7:diamond: 8:heart: 3:club: ___checksHero: A:diamond: 6:club: 4:heart: 4:diamond: 3:heart: T:heart: ___checksRiver - (4.94 BB)Seat 5: xx xx 7:club: 7:diamond: 8:heart: 3:club: xx ___checks ___?Hero: A:diamond: 6:club: 4:heart: 4:diamond: 3:heart: T:heart: Q:spade: ___bets

[jayboogie]

4th was definitely an easy fold, I'm surprised you saw the hand down to the river. I don't know about the bluff on the river, but it might work there, usually not though. In stud, there's a lot of check-calling type situations so you need to be pretty certain your opponent is capable of laying down a hand that has your board beat.

[Blink20]

First of all, I know nothing about stud except what I've read in a couple books, no actual experience... But I have an idea ;-) ...I think you are better off bluffing the river had you bet on 6th street. Checking 6th street, if I'm holding the 7's, I pretty much think that there's almost no way you have the trip fours.So when I get the free card with my 7's and see the river, I won't feel too bad check calling a bet on the river, getting 5-1 on my call, knowing you either have two pair or a bluff, but ruling out trips? Does that sound logical at all?