Is this a River trap?

Take a look at this week's spot and make your call in our Hand of the Week poll.

This week, our Hero hits really well on the Flop and decides to play it slow. We could argue that betting for value would be more preferable as at least one opponent could have something to call a small bet with (1/3-1/2 of the pot should be enough). But if that was the case we wouldn't have ended up in the amazing spot that followed, would we?

The deuce of spades on the Turn doesn't change much on the board or Hero's tactics. He checks again hoping for some action from his opponents, but there's not much in terms of high octane poker as the other opponent gives up after Villain bets.

The River brings us the , and Villain keeps betting strong. Now our Hero needs to decide if there's value to be taken and, if so, how much he could take. So, here we have a few options but, to make things interesting, we'll consider three of them. Yes, we know fold is always an option, but no, there will be no such thing in this poll!

Originally our Hero just called this bet thinking that there was simply no value left for him to collect and no hands would go on, except better ones like KT or KQ, for example. We can't get more money from pure bluffs on missed draws, and pairs most likely would've checked. Are you satisfied with Hero's reasoning?

If not, we have two more options for you. We raise in both cases but react differently to a 3-bet push. Could Villain, a solid regular, be nursing a sneaky plan of his own? There are some straights and trip Kings possible and not that many hands beat our premium holding. Can we justify going broke after a 3-bet? Do we have a right to put a solid opponent on an insane bluff?

After all, it could be just another trap. But who is trapping who?

Last week's results

Last week we gave you a straight up call or fold decision to make. Of the 943 votes, fold was the most popular move, receiving 63% in our Spanish community and 85% in its German equivalent.

I guess you can all spot a trap a mile off, huh?