100NL TPGK vs. unknown, OOP.. value bet river?

[mirage]

1st hand at table, no reads.

Figured the hand was decent enough to see a flop and play for pot control with a pair or get paid if I hit a str8/flush. As you can see, I made a pretty decent hand but obviously I'm not overly thrilled at being called down.... value bet anyway?



Poker Stars
No Limit Hold'em Cash Game
$0.50/$1 Blinds
5 Players
LegoPoker HH Converter

SB: $218.20
Hero (BB): $100
UTG: $104.10
CO: $115.40
BTN: $28.95

Preflop: Hero is dealt K T (5 Players)
UTG folds, CO raises to $2, BTN folds, SB calls $1.50, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($6) 6 K J (3 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3, CO calls $3, SB folds

Turn: ($12) 4 (2 Players)
Hero bets $6, CO calls $6

River: ($24) 2 (2 Players)
Hmmm, should I bet and how much, guess I'll ask TP

[ugignadl]

Yeah, I'd bet 8-24. But I'mm drunk.

[ugignadl]

you jus know villain has qt or some shity flush draw right?? if it is a bigger k then clap clap villain is a fucking moron, if it is a smaller k then he has to clal, sucks to be him.

zomg bet

[sfustsh]

Yeah, I'd bet 8-24. But I'mm drunk.

Yeah obviously.

Villain likely has a draw, and you might not even be ahead of better hands than that (better kings a possibility, weaker kings unlikey, jacks unlikely).

I usually check behind in this spot, it's not likely that villain made a second best hand he might pay off with (like a moderate pair) if he was on a draw. If he's got a draw, he's not calling any bets. There aren't a lot of hands you beat that will call, and I don't really think you've lost a lot of value to a jack or a weaker king. I'd rather just take the medium sized pot instead of risking getting raised or donking off to KQ (which will certainly call any reasonable bet).

[crunny]

definitely c/c this. Weaker K's will check it down, but busted draws might be tempted to bluff.

[ugignadl]

I have sobered up.

I STILL value bet the river. I put villain on QJ .

[mirage]

Thanks guys, I see merits to doing both and I just wanted to make sure it wasn't crystal clear one way or another.

I was on the fence and didn't have any reads to rely on so I went with the safer c/c line. Villain checked behind and mucked....


wait for it....




43s spades?

I don't know if he would have called a river bet or not but I suppose so since he was still in (?)

Needless to say I stayed at that table to take more money from him.

[neverthink]

Check/Call, unless he never throws away pairs ever. Pot it if he'll look you up with a busted draw (bluff call an' that).

[ugignadl]

Wow Mirage, you really check behind here?