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mkeller3086
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FCP)

MP ($37.75)
CO ($65.25)
Hero ($65.55)
SB ($49.50)
BB ($57.97)
UTG ($50.45)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5 icon_suit_spade.gif , A icon_suit_spade.gif . SB posts a blind of $0.25.
3 folds, Hero raises to $1.5, 1 fold, BB raises to $2.5, Hero calls $1.

Flop: ($5.25) 4 icon_suit_heart.gif , T icon_suit_club.gif , 5 icon_suit_heart.gif (2 players)
BB bets $0.5, Hero raises to $4, BB calls $3.50.

Turn: ($13.25) A icon_suit_heart.gif (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $10, BB calls $10.

River: ($33.25) 8 icon_suit_club.gif (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $15

I seem to have trouble with river value betting. I get too greedy and overbet in a lot of situations where I would get a call by a worse hand with a smaller bet. I reduce my opponents calling range so much that my bet becomes -EV.

On the river here, I am fairly certain I have the best hand but theres still a lot of hands I'm behind to. After he fails to check/raise the turn and checks the river I think the flush can be discounted a little bit. I think his most likely hand is a big ace.

On the river he has about $40 left. What is the right amount to bet? Or do we check behind? If we do bet, what do we do if he check/raises?
subsin
id say bet out about $20, if he re-raises then you get monster odds to call, even if you may be beat
mkeller3086
bump
trystero
subsin about covered it - you bet your hand strongly throughout but maybe could've bet $5 more on the river (though I stick with the $15).
fckthis
15 is good, but 17.50 seems like the best bet for value.
tallytownFSU
QUOTE (fckthis @ Monday, August 14th, 2006, 6:35 AM) *
15 is good, but 17.50 seems like the best bet for value.


I really like 17.28 for the SUPREME bet of value.



sw
fckthis
QUOTE (tallytownFSU @ Monday, August 14th, 2006, 7:18 AM) *
I really like 17.28 for the SUPREME bet of value.
sw

lo
DonkSlayer
I'm not terribly confident you're ahead in this situation. I'd probably check behind b/c I'm a wuss.
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