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How frequently do you fold on the river after having raised pre-flop, bet on the flop and bet on the turn?
Classic scenario: You hold pocket 9s, raise 3-5xBB get two callers. River comes 9c, Jh, 4h. You made your set so you bet pot size of 1.2x pot. You have one guy folding, but another guy calling. You figure now that the guy either hit his jack (maybe had AJ pre-flop) or the guy is on a draw. Turn is 3s. Again, you bet pot-size on the turn and the guy calls.
River comes a heart, potentially making a flush draw if the guy was chasing (and his betting pattern--calling as opposed to re-raising--indicates he was chasing). What do you do now? You're the first to act: 1) Do you check the river after being so strong throughout the hand? or 2) Do you bet 1/2-2/3 pot on the river?
Issue with checking the river is you're essentially waiving a white flag and giving up on the hand: it's good if you think the guy made his flush and would like to cut your losses, however painful that may be since you've already invested so much in the hand. Issue with betting is you're throwing good money after bad if the guy did in fact make his flush, and then comes over the top and goes all-in after you bet the river.
What would you do in this situation? 1) Do you bet the river? and 2) Do you shove at any point in the hand (maybe on the turn)? Or 3) Do you check at any point (on the turn) ?
Classic scenario: You hold pocket 9s, raise 3-5xBB get two callers. River comes 9c, Jh, 4h. You made your set so you bet pot size of 1.2x pot. You have one guy folding, but another guy calling. You figure now that the guy either hit his jack (maybe had AJ pre-flop) or the guy is on a draw. Turn is 3s. Again, you bet pot-size on the turn and the guy calls.
River comes a heart, potentially making a flush draw if the guy was chasing (and his betting pattern--calling as opposed to re-raising--indicates he was chasing). What do you do now? You're the first to act: 1) Do you check the river after being so strong throughout the hand? or 2) Do you bet 1/2-2/3 pot on the river?
Issue with checking the river is you're essentially waiving a white flag and giving up on the hand: it's good if you think the guy made his flush and would like to cut your losses, however painful that may be since you've already invested so much in the hand. Issue with betting is you're throwing good money after bad if the guy did in fact make his flush, and then comes over the top and goes all-in after you bet the river.
What would you do in this situation? 1) Do you bet the river? and 2) Do you shove at any point in the hand (maybe on the turn)? Or 3) Do you check at any point (on the turn) ?