Bluff this river?

No read on opponent.

***** Hand History for Game 2792740788 *****
$100 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, September 28, 22:30:18 EDT 2005
Table Table 55314 (6 max) (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: ATTiCUS68x ( $87.80 )
Seat 2: JCHMoney ( $113.45 )
Seat 3: abcleo3 ( $125.55 )
Seat 4: luvspokah ( $124.25 )
Seat 6: Lakesore ( $42.90 )
ATTiCUS68x posts small blind [$0.50].
JCHMoney posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to luvspokah [ Ah Kd ]
luvspokah: nh
abcleo3 calls [$1].
luvspokah raises [$4].
Lakesore folds.
ATTiCUS68x folds.
JCHMoney calls [$3].
abcleo3 calls [$3].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4d, 2h, Th ]
PirateChi has joined the table.
JCHMoney checks.
abcleo3 checks.
luvspokah bets [$8].
JCHMoney folds.
abcleo3 calls [$8].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Td ]
abcleo3 checks.
luvspokah checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 7h ]
abcleo3 checks.
luvspokah checks.
abcleo3 shows [ Qd, 2c ] two pairs, tens and twos.
luvspokah shows [ Ah, Kd ] a pair of tens.
abcleo3 wins $27.10 from the main pot with two pairs, tens and twos.

Here is a river I did bluff when my two pair got counterfeited. I knew exactly what he had (an ace playing kicker on board), but wrongly thought I could get him to fold with an overbet. In retrospect, the big bet probably gave it away, but I don't think I could have folded him out here no matter what I bet. What do you think?

***** Hand History for Game 2792965337 *****
$100 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, September 28, 23:02:18 EDT 2005
Table Table 36934 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: dukeee ( $128.55 )
Seat 2: luvspokah ( $166.35 )
Seat 5: MjrHole ( $34.55 )
Seat 4: yupyup177677 ( $50 )
Seat 3: Brokerjms ( $100 )
dukeee posts small blind [$0.50].
luvspokah posts big blind [$1].
Brokerjms posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to luvspokah [ Th 4s ]
Brokerjms checks.
MjrHole calls [$1].
dukeee calls [$0.50].
luvspokah checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ah, 4c, Ts ]
dukeee checks.
luvspokah bets [$3].
Brokerjms calls [$3].
MjrHole folds.
dukeee folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jd ]
luvspokah bets [$6].
Brokerjms calls [$6].
** Dealing River ** [ Js ]
luvspokah bets [$25].
Brokerjms calls [$25].
luvspokah shows [ Th, 4s ] two pairs, jacks and tens.
Brokerjms shows [ 6h, Ac ] two pairs, aces and jacks.
Brokerjms wins $70 from the main pot with two pairs, aces and jacks.

Hand1
I'd hit the turn hard too. Opp would be left with a difficult choice if it seems your repping the ten. Its a good call be opp imo putting you on missed overcards but id be tempted to think you can push him off by hitting the turn aswell. If you let him see the river you need a A/k/ to have any chance of pushing him off this hand (a queen would help too but here it would just hang you)
hand2
runer runner jacks sucks when you hit two pair although i think i might be tempted to push or hugely overbet the turn if you have opp on aces decent kicker. Really it just looks like the cards did for you here rather than it being a bad play, but again i make the play on the turn or not at all.

Bluffing the river in 100NL is usually a bad idea. They are bluff calling machines over there. Same with 200NL, which is why I am back at 100NL.

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