Trips with good kicker. Fold to a strong raise on river.

[!Luck]

Texas Hold'em $0.25-$0.25 NL (real money), hand #471,305,494
Table x PSA's HE, 11 May 2006 09:09 PM
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Seat 2: manthony ($87.40 in chips)
Seat 4: !luck [:JD:,:AS:] ($110.85 in chips)
Seat 5: oderfla23 ($3.05 in chips)
Seat 9: Bynnie ($5.15 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
oderfla23 posts blind ($0.15), Bynnie posts blind ($0.25).

PRE-FLOP
manthony bets $2, !luck calls $2, oderfla23 folds, Bynnie folds.

FLOP [board cards 6C,QS,:AC: ]
manthony checks, !luck checks.

TURN [board cards 6C,QS,:AC:,:AH: ]
manthony checks, !luck bets $3, manthony calls $3.

RIVER [board cards 6C,QS,AC,AH,KH ]
manthony checks, !luck bets $7, manthony bets $40, !luck folds.

SHOWDOWN
manthony wins $57.15.
SUMMARY
Dealer: !luck
Pot: $57.40, (including rake: $0.25)
manthony, bets $45, collects $57.15, net $12.15
!luck, loses $12
oderfla23, loses $0.15
Bynnie, loses $0.25


I have been playing with manthony for a while and i could not quite figure him out. He was pretty passive but would occuasional raise big on the river and once i caught him on a middle pair bluff. The reason i folded was because it felt like he traped me(because he was aware of the fact that i was hypo agg) and even though i had a great hand i just kept think that anything he had beats me (due to his preflop raise). It is possible that he had any ace, but oh well. What do you guys think?

[WildBobAA]

Why didn't you bet the flop? I think the hand plays out differently then and in such a way that your river decision is easier.

[!Luck]

In retrospect i should have. My flawed thinking at the time was that he was a tricky player and that me beating the river would look like a bluff. He has the ability to raise one with something (atleast a pair)

[unidentity]

I dont mind this fold here. Your only 12$ invested and no need to risk another 33$ in order to find out if he is maybe bluffing. You need to have a strong read here to make this call. Find a better spot, nice fold!