50nl blah River

[al yell]

no reads. I just stacked a shorty two hands ago with TPTK.
how do you play this river?

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed)

SB ($33.88)
BB ($54.45)
UTG ($58.23)
Hero (UTG+1) ($63.06)
MP1 ($47.60)
MP2 ($43.14)
CO ($36.09)
Button ($97.10)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q, A
1 fold, Hero bets $1.75, 3 folds, Button calls $1.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($4.25) J, Q, 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.18, Button calls $3.18

Turn: ($10.61) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $8.50, Button calls $8.50

River: ($27.61) K (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $19.50

[sk8r_daniel]

List the hands that didn't get there...

[OhioRounder]

Let's consider BU is a good player. He's probably not calling an UTG raise with unsuited cards. He's floating the flop with a wide range and we're ahead here a good % of the time. The turn card is not too scary since the only hand that beats us now that didn't on the flop is T9s. BU calls again so we can be fairly certain we're still ahead and villain is most likely drawing. The river Kh is an awful card since it could pair a K and completes the straight and/or flush draw. We're behind here way too often and I doubt we'll get a hand like QdTd to call a third bet. Flop/turn are great. Check/fold the river IMO.

[al yell]

It just occurred to me that I posted this hand out of frustration. I did fold the River and suppose I just wanted validation.

OhioRounder, ever time I catch a glimpse of your profile image I lose my goddamn mind, no matter how many times I see it.

[OhioRounder]

Yeah dude, she's damn hawt for sure. NH