NL25 is it a mistake to check this river?
Join Date: Jul 2022
Posts: 5
no reads on villain
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Tc Qc
fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, SB calls 6 BB
Flop : (18 BB, 2 players) Jd 3s 2s
SB checks, Hero bets 5.96 BB, SB calls 5.96 BB
Turn : (29.92 BB, 2 players) 9h
SB checks, Hero bets 22.44 BB, SB calls 22.44 BB
River : (74.8 BB, 2 players) 3d
SB checks, Hero checks
SB shows 9s 8s (Two Pair, Nines and Threes)
(Pre 37%, Flop 53%, Turn 77%)
Hero shows Tc Qc (One Pair, Threes)
(Pre 63%, Flop 47%, Turn 23%)
SB wins 70.32 BB
I think I should've bluffed this hand on the river because he will fold hands like A5s,A4s,44,55,66,77 and other flush draws but he never folds a J on this river so I wasn't sure
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,609
You should exclude results from your post, it'll skew answers I fear.
I find your turn bet weird. Not completely sure but I feel the 9 is more helping his range than yours. Betting smaller does not prevent you to bluff the river if you wish so.
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,495
River is a bluff in theory.
Good rule of thumb is bluff our missed straightdraws that unblock flushdraws.
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 136
Preflop I don't like 3 betting, BvB should be more polar and QTs plays very well as a call imo.
OTT Betting this size is fine. But I think you have to be careful deciding what hands you want to select to bluff with and keep your frequency in check. If you are 3betting polar BvB you are going to have a lot of Kxo, Axo, Qxs, and Txs that really wants to bet big on this turn in theory.
I'm definitely jamming river.
