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[Closed] NL20 FR Playing the river

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Hello....

I have a lot of difficulty in playing the river when draws complete.
It is the most difficult street for me.

Both hands below fit in this situation and I´m in doubt whether I should have bet for value on the river.

Titan Poker 0.10/0.20, hand converted by the iPoker Converter at Talking-Poker

Button ($19.83)
SB Hero ($53.49)
BB ($5.94)
UTG ($3.10)
UTG+1 ($5.01)
UTG+2 ($21.14)
MP1 ($22.10)
MP2($26.75)
MP3 ($25.59)

Hero A :diamond:,K :diamond:

Preflop: , 4 folds, MP2 calls 0.20, 2 folds, Hero raises to 1.00, 1 fold, MP2 calls 0.90.

Flop (2.40) J :spade: T :spade: K :heart:
Herobets 1.40, MP2 raises to 2.80, Hero calls 1.40.

Reviewing the hand should have bet more on the flop and turn

Turn (8.00) Q :heart:
Hero checks, MP2 bets 4.00, Hero raises to 10.00, MP2 calls 6.00.

River (28.00) T :heart:
Hero checks, MP2 checks

Should I bet for value here, even with a flush draw completed?

Titan Poker 0.10/0.20, hand converted by the iPoker Converter at Talking-Poker

Button ($3.90)
SB ($18.93)
BB ($33.00)
UTG ($7.33)
UTG+1 ($17,05)
UTG+2 ($29,83)
MP1 Hero ($17.47)
MP2 ($24.52)
MP3 3 ($8.58)
CO ($20.12)

Hero T :club:,T :diamond:

Preflop: , 2 folds, UTG+2 calls 0.20,Hero calls 0.20, 1 fold, CO calls 0.20, 2 folds, SB calls 0.10, BB checks.

Flop (1.00) 4 :spade:9 :heart: T :spade:
SB checks, BB checks,MP1 checks, Hero bets 1.00, 2 folds, BB calls 1.00, MP1 calls 1.00.

Turn (4.00) 7 :club:
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets 4.00, 1 fold, MP1 calls 4.00.

River (12.00) Q :heart:
MP1 checks, Hero checks

Once again, should I have bet for value here even with straight draws completed? And if raised what to do? I didn´t like the turn call after a draw completed.


4 replies

Hand 1 bet a bit more on flop (~2 on this drawy board), check/raise on turn is good, but I would again bet bigger to protect my hand against 2 pairs etc. On river it's good to check/call because with the river card he could have flush or even fullhouse.

Hand 2 easy valuebet on river, he does not show any strenght on any street so your set should definetly be good here & if he raises it's an easy call. You should raise this hand preflop btw.


I'd bet the 2nd hand. You're ahead against most of the hands and the only draw that completed was inside straight draw with KJ. If raised I wouldn't fold.
(and why is MP1=hero playing himself?)

1st hand I check/call. No value here imo.


Thanks guys..
@Mchaggis MP1 =hero playing himself is due to manual conversion, in other words my mistake. :rolleyes:. The correct is UTG+2

@Degnic, youre right. Should have raised pf, being MP, on hand2


Puschkin81
Joined: 14.04.2006

Hi Gungunhana!

I agree with the other guys.

Hand 1) Bet more on the flop. Check/raise bigger on the turn and check/call river.

Hand 2) Easy valuebet. It's very unlikely that Villain has a straight here.

Good luck at the tables!
Puschkin81