5nl A4o in CO, hit trips on river

sb is 29/22/9 over 22 hands no real reads.

Flop: i could be wrong for not just checking this board back, but i have some BD equity.suppose it depends if he flats QJ,JT,T9 hands huh? when he calls it makes me think the draws are in his range.

Turn: i just check w/ some SD value. Thoughts?

River: don't like my sizing, what worse calls to this bet?

not happy with how i played this one

Winning Poker Network - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (CO): $6.38
BTN: $1.94
SB: $7.24
BB: $11.90

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has A 4

Hero raises to $0.15, fold, SB calls $0.13, fold

Flop: ($0.35, 2 players) 9 Q 8
SB checks, Hero bets $0.17, SB calls $0.17

Turn: ($0.69, 2 players) 4
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($0.69, 2 players) 4
SB checks, Hero bets $0.50,

Ck back flop. Board is so wet and hits perfect SB pre calling range. You can even fold happy A turns when facing a bet
River is spew on that size. Go w/0.2. Fold to bet as played

i dont hate the sizing, maybe .4 might retain some random bluff catching...however he has checked 3 streets, and if he hit a flush he just checked and there is no indication hero will bet again. Villain is going to call down with a ton of Qx that hated the spade river and rarely be ahead of us imo

i dont mind betting the flop if it was an opponent who will fold to triple barrels and the like, the board can play out pretty sexily for you with mrrions of cards to bluff.

Originally Posted by philly and the phanatics

i dont hate the sizing, maybe .4 might retain some random bluff catching...however he has checked 3 streets, and if he hit a flush he just checked and there is no indication hero will bet again. Villain is going to call down with a ton of Qx that hated the spade river and rarely be ahead of us imo

i dont mind betting the flop if it was an opponent who will fold to triple barrels and the like, the board can play out pretty sexily for you with mrrions of cards to bluff.

I have to check villains notes, but yeah he folded 2 barrel , so i thought i could swing it

I don't think that you have to bet the flop and also I think that your sizing on the river was a pretty big bet, it will be better if you bet about $0.22. However, about the villain I don't think that he has a flush or straight, for me the more sure is that he has Ax (like AK,AJ or AT) or pocket pair like 55, 66 or 77, because the moves that he made like check on the flop, on the turn and on the river looks like he don't have cards that will beat you.

I could go either way on the flop, but I prefer checking this turn. I prefer OP's bet size on the river to something less than half-pot.

Betting $0.50 and getting called 15 percent of the time is better than betting $0.25 and getting called 30 percent of the time.

Chances are this stupid villain has some stupid hand like TT that he's going to call down with because "it's 50 cents, fuck it," or "this guy can't have a flush here because he didn't bet the turn and would have bet less to get me to call on the river," or some equally stupid line of alleged logic.

Betting $0.50 and getting called 15 percent of the time is better than betting $0.25 and getting called 30 percent of the time.

Sigh, I'll be the stupid one to ask...

How does this work then? Both actions seem equal in value to me, while rake should remain the same overall. I dunno what I'm missing, no doubt it's obvious so please feel free to add a healthy dose of mockery in your response.

Originally Posted by OngBonga

Sigh, I'll be the stupid one to ask...

How does this work then? Both actions seem equal in value to me, while rake should remain the same overall. I dunno what I'm missing, no doubt it's obvious so please feel free to add a healthy dose of mockery in your response.

You'll make fewer mistakes when you're raised.

Yeah the only other thing I would do different is bet 25c-30c on river.

I can see why checking back flop might be good in this spot, but a c-bet is fine too

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

You'll make fewer mistakes when you're raised.

Fair point, thanks.