check raise the river??

[benny999]

Reads...Villain, he is overly loose, 66/17/3 over 100 hands, and often betting when check to. I am slag, but have been showing real good hands when I bet big on river (table very loose/passive overall), and also folding when I check to villain and he bets.

This is a great spot to check raise right?

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No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $136.20
CO: $39
Button: $233.50
hero: $267.90
BB: $82.70

Pre-flop: (5 players) hero is SB with 6 8
UTG folds, CO calls, Button calls, hero calls, BB checks.

Flop: 6 9 8 ($4, 4 players)
hero bets $3, 2 folds, Button calls.

Turn: J ($10, 2 players)
hero bets $7, Button calls.

River: 6 ($24, 2 players)
hero??

[dan]

yea, i think a c/r vs this opp in this situation is a good play.

[dsaxton]

LOL.

[Robert]

With your read and the action on earlier streets, I think a river c/r is good, because villian will likely bet with a busted straight or flush draw when checked to on the river.

[benny999]

I was pissed I didn't c/r...been learning to do them on the river lately. thanks

[Robert]

fyi I almost never checkraise the river, and I dont think you miss a whole lot of value at small stakes games if you never checkraise the river. But in some spots a c/r has a bit more value, and I think this is one of them. Though leading this river is not terrible by any means imo.

[gabe]

fyi I almost never checkraise the river, and I dont think you miss a whole lot of value at small stakes games if you never checkraise the river. But in some spots a c/r has a bit more value, and I think this is one of them. Though leading this river is not terrible by any means imo.

you gotta think that villian usually has a drawing hand with his flop and turn action, which would make checking river best even with one pair hands

[samsonite2100]

LOL.

That's a quality response.

I agree with Robert that in general c/r the river at lower stakes is not good. This would seem to be a rare exception.

[Renton]

idk, i think I lead this river.

And I check-raise the river way more than most players.

[benny999]

Renton, I'm very interested why you'd rather lead the river instead of check raise a bad lag like that...and curious how much.

Result I think was I bet 18 and he insta folded. I dont check raise much at all, especially the river, but am trying to work on good situations for it, and thought this was pretty ideal.

[mcatdog]

Well you have to ask yourself whether it's more likely that he has a weak marginal hand that will check behind but will call a bet, or whether it's more likely that he has a missed draw that he'll bluff with. I don't think it's that obvious that he was drawing, there's a lot of one pair hands he could have if he's as bad as you say he is.