Q high on the river, villian checked back turn. What to do?
iPoker, Hold'em No Limit - 0.50 kr./1.00 kr (=10 nl usd). - 5 players
UTG: 180.87 kr. (181 bb)
CO: 306.27 kr. (306 bb)
BU: 129.54 kr. (130 bb)
SB (Hero): 250.04 kr. (250 bb)
BB: 270.78 kr. (271 bb)
Pre-Flop: (1.50 kr.) Hero is SB with T♥ Q♥
1 fold, CO raises to 4 kr., BTN calls 4 kr., Hero calls 3.50 kr., BB calls 3 kr.
Flop: (16 kr.) 5♥ A♣ K♥ (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO bets 8 kr., BU folds, Hero calls 8 kr., BB folds
Turn: (32 kr.) 6♦ (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks
River: (32 kr.) 4♠ (2 players)
Hero?
What range do you assume the typical microstakes player have here on the river? My assumption is that he rarely cbets an underpair or a K vs 3 people, which on the river leaves him with weak A hands and QJ, JT, QT, J9s, J8s flush/straight/backdoor/combo hands that were too scared to fire a second bullet. Since we beat most of his air, bluffing doesn't seem very enticing. Assuming that, can we be wacky enough to consider check calling with Q high here?
Alternatively, if he does have K hands in his range, do they ever fold to a river bet?
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If you want to have any bluffs on the flop, this is probably the hand to choose - but if you don't that is also ok I think given we are multiway on a board favouring the PF raiser and we wouldn't mind an additional caller behind.
I give up on the river. I don't expect many folds after a cbet into 3 people, and we block cbet bluffs.
