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[JMoney2681]

I have been trying out NL today, I recently was a limit player but Kes, Zach, Jordan, and a few others have talked me into the swithc. Sorry for so many posts, but I am trying to learn this game, thanks in advance.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 ($24.40)
CO ($25)
Button ($16.30)
SB ($21.68)
BB ($5)
Hero ($50.44)
UTG+1 ($14.43)
MP1 ($11)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with T, A. CO posts a blind of $0.25. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
Hero calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, CO (poster) checks, 1 fold, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.25) 8, 4, T (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $1.19, UTG+1 folds, CO folds, SB calls $1.19, BB folds.

Turn: ($3.63) 7 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.5, SB calls $2.50.

River: ($8.63) K (2 players)
SB checks.

Do I bet this? I figured I could get paid off with a weaker 10 calling me, but when the river brings and over card I hate that feeling. And on top of that, he could maybe try to check/raise and use that as a bluff card to push me off a hand, if I decide to bet for value? So should I bet this, or check behind?

[Zach6668]

I check the turn a lot here. A bet isn't bad due to the draws on the board.

As played, check the river.

[JMoney2681]

I check the turn a lot here. A bet isn't bad due to the draws on the board.

As played, check the river.

You know, I honestly thought about checking the turn on this one too, but with the draws its tough to give a free card.

Why would you check the turn in some instances? In case of a slow played set? Maybe he will check raise bluff to win the pot? Or to slow play and make him bluff the river since I am in position?

Possibly to keep the pot smallish with just 1 pair? I thought about all of these, as I am not a noob to NL, but I just had to bet because I didn't want to give the free card with straight draws out there.

[bdc30]

As played, check the river.

QFT. I'd rather check for a showdown and the info that it might get
you about him slowplaying a flopped 2 pair or something, than get
raised at this point in the hand and have no choice but to fold.

[JMoney2681]

QFT. I'd rather check for a showdown and the info that it might get
you about him slowplaying a flopped 2 pair or something, than get
raised at this point in the hand and have no choice but to fold.

Good point, both of you. Yes, I checked behind too. He mucked. I win.

[burbs42]

I think I probably check here because im weak passive fish and don't want to get raised off my hand . At these microstakes games that many of us play in, i would say that nearly half the players are weak passive and pay off about a ~1/2 pot sized river bet, w/o having the heart to raise a busted draw.

[JMoney2681]

I think I probably check here because im weak passive fish and don't want to get raised off my hand . At these microstakes games that many of us play in, i would say that nearly half the players are weak passive and pay off about a ~1/2 pot sized river bet, w/o having the heart to raise a busted draw.

Well see, that is what I figured. I was thinking about betting it too for these reasons.