Both these spots are probably relatively standard and I know misplayed at least one street in each hand (thats not really why I posted these though). But my river aggression is not what it should be - I know its a weak point in my game and I often bet when i should check and check when I should bet...


Hand 1
Villain is pretty tight. Around 15/14 over 100 odd hands.

Based on the turn action I honestly dont put him on 99. I would have to imagine he has an underset or at worst two pair if he called with something like A8 suited but thats unlikely both because I am not sure thats in his pf calling range as well as the fact that I have AA. I didnt think this through properly at the time and in hindsight I probably should just get it in on the turn - he is showing very real strength (risk of him folding to a 4 bet seems low) but there isnt really any hand he can have thats beating me.

So when he checks the river can I get called by worse or is he only ever calling with 99? And if I believe I can get called by worse how much am I betting? Do we go for the tiny value bet or do we consider an attempted "bluff lookalike" shove.

$0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($27.00)
Hero (UTG+1) ($30.55)
CO ($37.10)
BTN ($25.00)
SB ($25.10)
BB ($5.70)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1
1 fold, Hero raises to $1, 2 folds, SB calls $0.90, 1 fold

Flop: ($2.25, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($2.25, 2 players)
SB bets $1.25, Hero raises to $3.25, SB raises to $8, Hero calls $4.75

River: ($18.25, 2 players)
SB checks,Hero???



Hand 2
These hands really are common but I tend to find myself winning small pots and losing big ones in these spots.... Villain is 26/7. But sample is small... 40 odd hands.

How do I play the river? Would it be fair to say that at these stakes the risk of a 26/7 player check raise bluffing the river is almost totally negligable and therefore the correct line here is always to bet->fold. I catch myself in these spots wanting to check behind a ton because I cant see worse hands calling me but just as much because I dont want to open the action and allow myself to be blown off the best hand (despite the fact that I dont really see this guy being capable of a move like that). So dont worry to much about the specific hand.. are there any conditions in these kind of scenraios where we rather check behind then bet fold is really my question? i.e. Is it that bad to check behid vs some loose aggro tricky guy who is always gna slow play his trips here or do we still bet fold?

$0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($30.45)
Hero (UTG+1) ($55.95)
CO ($7.30)
BTN ($37.05)
SB ($25.00)
BB ($25.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.75, CO calls $0.75, 2 folds, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.35, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.50, CO folds, BB calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.35, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.25, BB calls $2.25

River: ($9.85, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero??