Pay it off?

[dalecooper]

How often is he bluffing? Often enough to call? I am stressball...

Full Tilt Poker Game #5564163119: Table Bolt (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:45:31 ET - 2008/03/09
Seat 1: stressball10 ($30.05)
Seat 2: boagmeister ($15.50)
Seat 3: Soultwister ($28.85)
Seat 4: grtdadda ($26.20)
Seat 5: IHateToBeOnTilt ($41.30)
Seat 6: horstharry ($8.40)
grtdadda posts the small blind of $0.10
IHateToBeOnTilt posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to stressball10 [9s 9h]
horstharry calls $0.25
stressball10 raises to $1
boagmeister folds
Soultwister folds
grtdadda calls $0.90
IHateToBeOnTilt folds
horstharry calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [7d 3d 4h]
grtdadda checks
horstharry checks
stressball10 bets $2.50
grtdadda calls $2.50
horstharry folds
*** TURN *** [7d 3d 4h] [8s]
grtdadda checks
stressball10 bets $6
grtdadda calls $6
*** RIVER *** [7d 3d 4h 8s] [7s]
grtdadda has 15 seconds left to act
grtdadda bets $4.50
stressball10 has 15 seconds left to act
stressball10: i'm paying you off, but you suck
stressball10 calls $4.50

[Roel]

getting almost 5-to-1? i snap-call.

[dalecooper]

getting almost 5-to-1? i snap-call.

Don't get me wrong, I love the pot odds, I just can't figure how he's bluffing very often with that crappy bet. (Well I guess he doesn't have to be bluffing OFTEN at 5 to 1.)

[Roel]

I could very well see a busted JdTd doing this knowing he is behind but wanting to take a shot at it anyway but not too expensive. Remember, he has to get you to fold only about 20% of the time to make this bet profitable.

[bode]

snap call this all day. i would value bet if its checked to me again for like 1/2 pot too vs a calling stationy villain like this.

[nutsinho]

snap

[dalecooper]

I didn't snap it but I did call - pot odds just too juicy. He had Ad 2d and MHIG. But now you know: if you are ever playing with me and have the 7 in that situation, a 1/4 pot bet is what I will call.

[silu73]

don't make hero folds in this game. There is no way you can ever fold this to his river bet.

[mcatdog]

I'd rather raise than fold

[bode]

I'd rather raise than fold

for sure

[dalecooper]

I'd rather raise than fold

I was glad to call (and more glad to win) but I don't think a raise is very good in that spot against most players.

Better question for this thread: OK, I can't fold for 1/4 pot. What bet do you think is too high to call? If he check-calls twice and then leads for $10 or $15, do you call? Try to ignore that you know the outcome.