Sometimes I Just Like to Post River Check-Raise Bluffs

Might as well. I mean, I had blockers.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $6.00 BB (6 handed) – Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($1546.80)
SB ($3819.10)
BB ($1477.80)
Hero (UTG) ($1844.50)
MP ($1745.95)
CO ($2134.80)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8, 8
Hero bets $24, 2 folds, Button raises to $78, 2 folds, Hero calls $54

Flop: ($165) J, 4, 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $126.90, Hero calls $126.90

Turn: ($418.80) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

River: ($418.80) 10 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $372, Hero raises to $1638.40 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: $1162.80 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero didn’t show 8, 8 (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $1167

11 thoughts on “Sometimes I Just Like to Post River Check-Raise Bluffs”

    • If I thought that, I’d just call the river. Not that he can’t have those also, but I think he has KJ/AJ/overpair often enough that I can’t call the river.

  2. well done, there’s really nothing he can have here that can stand this raise except for a set of tens. i’m curious if this is also a line you take for value sometimes to balance your range?

    • Given the lack of draws on the board, I’d definitely play flopped sets this way. In fact I think it’s more a matter of finding hands like this one to bluff with in order to balance my value range.

  3. Andew, what kind of hand do you put him on?

    to me it looks like AA-QQ or AJ.

    w/ these hands, i think villan’s turn check was trying to control the pot and the river bet looks like he’s trying to get some value from you.

    were you trying to rep a set or sth. like JT or 89 to get him off top/over pair.

    thanks

  4. Really cool hand.

    I’m trying to think about how he should combat this, I guess that’s the crappy part of capping your range and playing deep against an aggro opponent.

    From a GTO perspective I guess he has to call with hands Jx+ some %.

    Or maybe not? Like you said, its pretty hard for you to show up with a hand that needs to bluff here, unless you figure hands like AJs and KJs are too weak to c/c the river.

  5. Why check the turn with a set? I mean he’s going to check back that turn a pretty big % of the time no?

    Just curious on your reasoning, if you check/call flop with set, then why check turn again, is that opponent dependent?

      • foucault says:
        December 19, 2010 at 10:55 am

        Given the lack of draws on the board, I’d definitely play flopped sets this way. In fact I think it’s more a matter of finding hands like this one to bluff with in order to balance my value range.
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        • Whoops, sorry about that. I’d play a set this way because it’s unlikely Villain has much of anything and I want to give him a chance to bluff/improve. Also most hands that could pay off multiple bets after I check-raise the flop or donk the turn are going to bet anyway.

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