Bet if you're going to call anyway...

...and sometimes if you weren't? Could this be considered a "crying" bet? The hand *immediately before this one I made a full house versus this guy and got pretty well paid by him.

PokerStars Game #5600197230: Hold'em Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/07/18 - 14:17:27 (ET)
Table 'Delphinus II' 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Selem ($10.30 in chips)
Seat 3: TimTolle ($12.40 in chips)
Seat 4: risko2 ($29.40 in chips)
Seat 5: NuWere ($25.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Goldenmike2 ($9.40 in chips)
Seat 7: MarcoMendoza ($5.45 in chips)
Seat 8: sammvp2 ($14.80 in chips)
Seat 9: Muttley36 ($11.85 in chips)
Seat 10: CasperQuiet ($3.50 in chips)
NuWere: posts small blind $0.10
Goldenmike2: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Js Ks]
MarcoMendoza: folds
sammvp2: folds
Muttley36: folds
CasperQuiet: folds
Selem: calls $0.25
TimTolle: folds
risko2: calls $0.25
NuWere: raises $0.25 to $0.50
Goldenmike2: folds
Selem: calls $0.25
risko2: calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [Ac Ts 8h]
NuWere: bets $0.25
Selem: calls $0.25
risko2: folds
*** TURN *** [Ac Ts 8h] [2s]
santatraz has returned
NuWere: bets $0.50
Selem: calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [Ac Ts 8h 2s] [9d]
NuWere: bets $0.50

You'll love this:


Selem: folds
NuWere collected $3.10 from pot
NuWere: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.25 | Rake $0.15
Board [Ac Ts 8h 2s 9d]
Seat 1: Selem folded on the River
Seat 3: TimTolle folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: risko2 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: NuWere (small blind) collected ($3.10)
Seat 6: Goldenmike2 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: MarcoMendoza folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: sammvp2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Muttley36 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: CasperQuiet folded before Flop (didn't bet)

you should make sure to point out that this is a limit game, and that betting if you are going to call anyways isnt always the best option. if you think you might be ahead, then the check-call (especially at the river against bad opponents) isnt a bad play since it allows worse hands to put money into the pot.