kingme620
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Silver Level
From an article about bluff catching/range merging:
When I read this my initial thought was that I would actually value bet the river. Then I thought that this might be because I don't play against very good players.
So is it standard to check behind here against good players (without trying to range merge) and bet against the average non thinking player?
Let's put ourselves in the shoes of our opponent. However, this time we have a better hand like Q Q. Let's forget about the weakly played turn and assume that we are on the river in the same situation as before.
Our hand: Qd Qc
Board: Ad 9h 7c As Jh
Many players will be tempted to check and take down the pot on a board of A 9 7 A J. After all, the last thing we want is to get caught out by an opponent that holds an Ace
When I read this my initial thought was that I would actually value bet the river. Then I thought that this might be because I don't play against very good players.
So is it standard to check behind here against good players (without trying to range merge) and bet against the average non thinking player?