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Originally Posted by bigdog666
Isnt this an easy check? If you shove he only calls with hands hes gonna shove himself if you check. So if you check he can bluff aswell. Escpecially against an aggressive opponent I like the check. Only if I think he is so weak and passive that he can check an 8 on the river would I go all in.
You’ve distilled it down nicely here. In thinking through this hand (post play) I got too caught up in missing value. I think he’s going to bet more often than check behind (especially since I’m giving him a lot of 8x).
I ended up open shoving and got snap called to see the dreaded J8dd. Had me wondering if he calls other 8x that didn’t boat up. I’ve seen him make hero calls on the river plenty of times. Still, I think I agree with the general consensus that checking it again is best.