Betting in the river

Can't really pick any holes in this Jesus (apart from the fact it's strength, not strenght!). Agree that there's no real point betting on the river if you think you're beat - If i've called bets down to the river, sometimes i'll bet first on the river if i think my opponent would have bet anyway, to try and make him think I have hit big hand and make him fold - it doesn't really work though, and of course he could always re-raise costing you an extra bet. I wouldn't fold though if you had medium hand and opponent bet after you have checked - if you have chance of winning, pot odds will justify one more call (n.b i'm assuming this is limit - obviously no-limit is much more reliant on size of bets). Of course, when you call, your opponent will show the hand you thought he would have had, but you only need to win a low percentage of these to make calling worthwhile in long run.

3 way same - opponents are even less likely to fold potentially winning hands rather than pay one extra bet, so no point giving them more if you dont have to.

3rd question as you said is 50/50. I've tended to check hoping for additional bet from opponent, but this rarely seems to work, so maybe bet? As you know, some people will call with Ace high on river, regardless of how much you've bet.

As I said, NL there's more scope to take down pots with 2nd best hand.

Is this your entry for "best post of the month" competition? Good luck, and happy holiday.

I think a lot of upcoming poker players on here can benefit greatly by reading these tips. It's very detailed and situation oriented. Note that fact that the actions yo should take differ depending on what position you're in. It's hard to disagree with what's here except maybe go with your gut instinct from time to time. This a great guideline but sonner or later you have to mix up your play, especially in a sit n go or a ring table, where other players who will play agisnst you for a long time becuase eventually they will see your pattern of play and use it to their advantage. But overall, this is how you should play it. Great post!

1. never bet with a medium strength hand with one person in pot with you. Ill agree somewhat as it will depend on how the betting went on the flop and turn. If im in a hand that i have aggresively bet pre flop, flop, and turn and then i all of a sudden check the river the other person will know i dont have a great hand and is going to try and bet me out so in that instance i would still bet.

2. If im in last position and i am checked too i might bet to see if they do fold, even if they have hit runner runner(and i will know that when they check raise me then i would probally fold depending on person im up against), and the reason i say this is if they are playing Ace rag or something along those lines they will more than likely call to see if i was bluffing.

3. Having the Nuts on the river, well it seems to me that a Check raise would be best in most situations unless as you mentioned you are up against a passive opponent as they will more than likely check it anyway.


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