Quote Originally Posted by freechus9
You aren't betting nearly enough on any of the streets. Bet more! Raise more! And I find it hard to imagine that the villain caught a runner runner straight, but I still like the check behind on the river. But if you won, imagine how much more you would have gotten had you bet more.
The table had been tight and on the flop I wasnt too worried about anybody sticking around, its a little more than 1/3 of the pot which I dont think is ridiculously small. What should I have bet here, 1/2 the pot? On the turn I bet a little less than half the pot, what would be better here? I think I should have reraised after the BBs raise, but Im not sure how much. I know exactly why I played this passively, I havent played many cash games until recently and when I have a big stack like this I am getting too worried about being stacked on a somewhat marginal hand. If I were against a smaller stack, then I would have put a lot more pressure on them, but here the BB had me covered. Also, since this player was new to the table I had no reads on him, giving even more uncertainties to the situation. Im properly rolled for $25NL, but on big pots like this I still get nervous. The turn I think is the most misplayed street, the river however Im still confused about. What worse hands would call here to make this play profitable? Ever since asking this question I think I have become too passive in postion on the river, in what situation should I be better for value here?