how much to bet or check/raise

[ecrujet]

Didnt know what to do, another $4 would be fine but he may just check.
What is the winning play long term? if you raise to say $20 he would have to call 1 out of 5 times to make the $4 pot average.
If however you check and he continues betting into you you have an opertunity to reraise.
I think i am begining to answer my own question, but i can see the replies coming back as situational and 'read based'.
So based on no reads whats the best play here.
I think I got it wrong.
Thanks



Texas Hold'em $0.50-$1 NL (real money), hand #791,569,644
Table Lindau, 1 Aug 2006 11:04 PM ET

Seat 1: chuckpalms ($63.05 in chips)
Seat 2: Bluefix ($36.20 in chips)
Seat 3: SASPURS07 ($4.30 in chips)
Seat 4: Killaflop ($51.00 in chips)
Seat 5: goobs21 ($50.00 in chips)
Seat 6: ecrujet [ 7S,AS ] ($50.80 in chips)
Seat 7: mrmonkey ($50.00 in chips)
Seat 8: -sparks- ($45.40 in chips)
Seat 9: PokerXtrem ($55.80 in chips)
Seat 10: TH3 ($164.35 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
PokerXtrem posts blind ($0.25), TH3 posts blind ($0.50), goobs21 posts blind ($0.50), ecrujet posts blind ($0.50), ecrujet posts blind ($0.25), mrmonkey posts blind ($0.50).

PRE-FLOP
chuckpalms folds, Bluefix folds, SASPURS07 folds, Killaflop folds, goobs21 checks, ecrujet checks, mrmonkey checks, -sparks- folds, PokerXtrem calls $0.25, TH3 checks.

FLOP [board cards 7H,4S,7C ]
PokerXtrem checks, TH3 checks, goobs21 checks, ecrujet checks, mrmonkey bets $3, PokerXtrem folds, TH3 folds, goobs21 folds, ecrujet calls $3.

TURN [board cards 7H,4S,7C,AH ]
ecrujet checks, mrmonkey bets $4, ecrujet calls $4.

RIVER [board cards 7H,4S,7C,AH,5H ]

[AHiltz]

If opp is aware in any way shape or form, check raising the turn will scream monster. As played call the turn and do a mixture of leading the river and check raising it.

I think leading the flop and firing three barrels would have been the best line for this hand. You hopefully make it look like a draw that way and hope someone comes along for the ride.

[bair]

please dont post your blind until the bb gets to you. and i dont mind check-raising the turn since his bet is so weak, and the turn added another draw and is an ace is always a bluffable card