blueskies
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I had 55 at CO. UTG+1 raised to 12c. I called, BTN, SB and BB all called.
The flop's K63 rainbow. Everyone checks around.
The turn is 5d to gimme a set and create a possible diamond flush draw. SB leads out with a weird 16c bet into the 60c pot. Interestingly BB and UTG+1 all folded. (Had they called I would have shoved) I raise it up to 80c. BTN folds and after taking almost the maximum time, SB calls.
The river comes 2h, and he almost instantly checks. I have about $2 left and the pot is $2.20. I was about to value bet but something about it didn't feel right and I ended up checking it down after mulling it over.
The reason I decided to check the river is that the way he bet/called the turn heavily suggests a draw of some sort or he had made a low pair and had a straight draw to go with it.
If he was on a flush draw then he missed and would fold to a bet. If he had a 4 he would obviously check/raise me all in and win. I could get value out of some two pair combo although on that board, maybe 65? (unlikely since I have two 5's) I didn't think he had a king given the strangely low bet and the long time he took to call my turn raise. With these guys he probably would have bet the flop if he had a K.
I turned out to be right to check the river but all things equal, in that situation, was the check terrible? Was my thinking reasonable or was I just psyching myself out?
The flop's K63 rainbow. Everyone checks around.
The turn is 5d to gimme a set and create a possible diamond flush draw. SB leads out with a weird 16c bet into the 60c pot. Interestingly BB and UTG+1 all folded. (Had they called I would have shoved) I raise it up to 80c. BTN folds and after taking almost the maximum time, SB calls.
The river comes 2h, and he almost instantly checks. I have about $2 left and the pot is $2.20. I was about to value bet but something about it didn't feel right and I ended up checking it down after mulling it over.
The reason I decided to check the river is that the way he bet/called the turn heavily suggests a draw of some sort or he had made a low pair and had a straight draw to go with it.
If he was on a flush draw then he missed and would fold to a bet. If he had a 4 he would obviously check/raise me all in and win. I could get value out of some two pair combo although on that board, maybe 65? (unlikely since I have two 5's) I didn't think he had a king given the strangely low bet and the long time he took to call my turn raise. With these guys he probably would have bet the flop if he had a K.
I turned out to be right to check the river but all things equal, in that situation, was the check terrible? Was my thinking reasonable or was I just psyching myself out?