Good straight hand !!!

He actually said its possible villain calling a river bet, Nivlem.

You got it right. Generally , it is good to make the raising on turn as villain can call you wider with the hope that the river will improve him. Draws are paying there. On river, with no more cards to come, it is impossible to make them pay.

Ah yes indeed, I misread that!

I agree with you then, that's a main point of raising the turn.

Thanks a lot guyz. Looks like I shd have raised the turn and continued betting the river if he checked.

Originally posted by nitrol
I do not agree that AK is cbetting bigger on flop. And in fact it looks exactly as AK till river. On flop with 2overs betting small , ott being tricky betting small to induce a raise...

That's why I explained it is important to watch and explore villains in live games ,as you have enough time there.

In my experience, bad players betting small do so more as blocking bets than to induce a raise. Totally player-dependent, though. Definitely think we leave some money on the table by not raising the turn especially when villain can have a lot of two pair/pair+SD combos

MJ, I have seen one and the other. Not so frequently but still... That is why I emphasised on watching the game and the villains, especially when the game goes slowly and you have all the time in the world...

Originally posted by MJPerry
In my experience, bad players betting small do so more as blocking bets than to induce a raise.

I endorse ur thinking here. Bad players tend to be way more transparent w their bets. The bigger, the better. U cant categorize the guy as tricky until u see him doing a tricky move.