1-2-5 plo, mostly loose passives.

Hero in co with AJ44ds with A4ss

Pre: mp limps, HJ limps, hero btn sb bb limp. 6 ways

Flop (30) : T66ss
Checks around

Turn (30) : 5x
Checks around

River (30) : 8sss
Sb 20, 3 folds, hero..

Btn is behind us.

call. fold to button raise.

Why not bet the flop here about half pot (which is about what I would bet with trips)? There is no good draw out (except yours) and even though it's possible an opponent with trips has checked before you generally even loose passive players bet rainbow boards with trips. You only have the button behind you and he is a heavy favorite to not have a full house or trips so he would likely fold.

If you don't bet flop then consider betting turn after getting checked to. Most of what I believe applies to the flop applies to the turn with such a dry board. The 5x isn't exactly a blank but it's close enough after all this checking.

As played I'd lean towards calling the river bet and perhaps fold to a raise behind. If you raise you generally will only get called by opponents that have you beat.

I think given its 6 way you're better off checking - someone will have TT/6x a fairly high % of the time here where betting isn't profitable. As played I would just call the river - there's a lot of full houses still out there and you'd be at the bottom of your raising range.

In my games (also with a $5 big blind) I find the medium full houses (such as tens full) often bet rather than sandbag because of fear of overfulls. Fear of overfulls is reasonable since many players aren't raising with weak kings and aces these days unless they are very short stacked (which is rare in my games). An opponent with weak trips often checks but they will rarely raise. So if you bet and get one caller (probably trips) you will often get checked to on the turn and won't get bet into on turn or river unless you're facing a full house. So the bet on the flop often gets you a free card on the turn and simplifies your play when you're bet into.

But in close ones your image counts a lot. If you're perceived as a tight winning player on a bit of a heater these bets work a lot better. Avoid them on days you're struggling and opponents have confidence.

I don't mind letting the Flop check through for pot control .. then once the Turn also checks to Hero we bet 'something' via game dynamic, probably Pot. We don't have stack depth but in a passive game I do want to get something for any 'good' flushes that may not get paid off on River.

Yes, we may get raised on Turn, but it's only by Full Houses that we can't beat anyway.

AP calling for sure. B (should've) would've bet most 6x on Turn .. it's only 4bb and we easily fold if action escalates. GL

Call (fold to any other bets). I might bet the turn, but it depends on the players and if any of them would raise w/o a FH.

Stab flop.

I like as played. No need to get ool on flop. If you bet you're not gaining much info. Any good pocket pair still calls and a rogue 6. You can't define which. Especially in limp pots. Never go broke in a limp multiway pot.

Call river. Its nitty but right.

Call river.

I'm certainly bluffing flop, I'm certainly bluffing turn as played.