re: Poker & Is this purely a bad play? NL5 river bluff shove
I agree that 43s should be folded pre.
Postflop: It is a blind battle and things can always get a little out of hand here. But if my opponent raises on a board pairing turn i would just comfortably fold.
So you should never have arrived on the river in the first place. On the river itself you are at the absolute bottom of your range.
But i would prefer to bluff with a hand like 97, that would block some of opponents most likely trips. Perhaps ranges are so strong here that you should only bluff with a week Queen also blocking some full houses. So Q7, Q9 are the best bluffs i think.
But that is if your opponent is ever folding and on NL5 i dont see anyone folding a strong Q or an 8 here......
You should have probably been grateful about the raise on the turn. That could have saved you a tough river spot. If you had had a better draw it would not be so simple
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