Whats my river play? $25NL

Villain is 25/16/6 It's the usual saturday night mayhem on party. He seems aggro in late position but I don't really have any other reads on him. How should I play the river?

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $10.88
UTG+1: $23.30
MP1: $6.20
MP2: $4.30
MP3: $25.55
CO: $13.39
Button: $30.29
Hero: $24.38
BB: $22.47

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is SB with T 8
6 folds, Button raises to $0.75, Hero raises to $2.1, BB folds, Button calls.

Flop: Q 9 J ($4.45, 2 players)
Hero bets $2, Button calls.

Turn: A ($8.45, 2 players)
Hero bets $7, Button calls.

River: 7 ($22.45, 2 players)
Hero???

Fold PF. Save thet 3bet with air for situations when you have at least good position and some postflop reads - 0r you will be constantly put in gross spots.

On this board and against bully's range, you must bet it harder ($3.5), it will set- and try to get it AI ASAP. This is "action board". He either hit hard or totally missed. You luckboxed near-nuts with your kookie hand, now play it like aces and let him think, his QJ/Q9/QQ/whatever is good.

After your potsized odds-busting bet and less than PSB behind on river, you can treat that river like blank and just push with hope, that sets, 2p's will pay you off.

PF I think you're right. I certainly picked the wrong person to try this on, not to say it is never a good play, I've used it with some success against weaker players. On the flop again you're right I should have bet much harder. I got excited... As for the river I guess it is a push. That's what I did anyway and he showed me Ac4c - bummer. I know that I took away his odds on the turn but that doesn't guarantee he won't chase. Trouble is there's lots of hands that I can get to call a push that I beat so I do have to do it don't I?

fold pf or just call.

as played I full pot flop and turn, then I lead river for half pot and call a small raise.

Originally Posted by mixchange

fold pf or just call.

as played I full pot flop and turn, then I lead river for half pot and call a small raise.

Mixc is good, mixc is wise. See above.

Originally Posted by mixchange

as played I full pot flop and turn, then I lead river for half pot and call a small raise.

well thats fine although on the river the pot will be $40 and I will have $6 left so I may have to forgo the half pot lead and small raise call But I take your point.