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Originally Posted by lolposting2016
Anyway I'd just bet river myself why are you checking? To induce? The 10 is like one of better non board pairing rivers
The types of hands that aren't already a flush that the villains can have include the straight, sets, two pair, one pair, and busted flush draws. All hands that can call a bet from me on the river are flushes, straights, sets, and two pair. The T doesn't seem like a terrible card at first, but it devalues a hand like A8s, 98s, or A7s. This makes it less likely I get value from one pair type hands.
Sets are definitely calling a bet and I also think they're often betting if I check.
Two pair would call a bet but might likely check if I check. There are only three combinations of two pair, though. So if we can get value from three combinations by checking instead, this is a wash.
I think most one pair hands are folding at this point. It is very unlikely they have a Q. And if they had a T, they were probably only calling the turn because of a straight draw to accompany it, which has now bricked out.
None of the draws will call a bet, but many of them may bet if I check.
So instead of trying to get value from the three combos of hands here (two pair) by betting, I opted to try to get value from hands that could potentially bet that would normally fold.