Submitted by : Daut

PokerStars Game #3826733713: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/02/01 - 10:57:36 (ET)
Table 'Polyxena' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Hero77 ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: (SSD) ($20 in chips)
Seat 3: drewgolf99 ($7.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Thrane ($50.45 in chips)
Seat 6: mmarcshark ($88.30 in chips)
Seat 7: largebets ($48.50 in chips)
Seat 8: moneyman11 ($20.70 in chips)
Seat 9: SickLord66 ($35.80 in chips)
Hero77: posts small blind $0.25
(SSD): posts big blind $0.50

Holecards
Dealt to Hero77
drewgolf99: calls $0.50
Thrane: folds
mmarcshark: folds
largebets: calls $0.50
moneyman11: calls $0.50
SickLord66: folds
Hero77: calls $0.25
(SSD): checks

Flop (Pot : $0)

   
Hero77: bets $1.50
(SSD): calls $1.50
drewgolf99: folds
largebets: calls $1.50
moneyman11: folds

Turn (Pot : $3)

   
Hero77: bets $5
(SSD): calls $5
largebets: calls $5

River (Pot : $13)

   
Hero77: checks
(SSD): checks
largebets: bets $15
Hero77: calls $15
(SSD): folds

Showdown
largebets: shows (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Hero77: mucks hand
largebets collected $49.50 from pot

Summary
Total pot $52 | Rake $2.50
Board  
Seat 1: Hero77 (small blind) mucked
Seat 2: (SSD) (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 3: drewgolf99 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Thrane folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: mmarcshark folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: largebets showed and won ($49.50) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 8: moneyman11 folded on the Flop
Seat 9: SickLord66 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

fold river?
i thought there was a chance he was value betting QJ, but i was pretty sure he had 89

Good odds on river. Very hard to fold here. With two opponents who I'm definitely ahead of, I like to overbet the turn hoping to take it down now or charge a very hefty price to draw, since I don't have hardly any opportunity of gaining any more from a bet on the river.

i like the way you played it. And i woulda probably paid off river as well.

I pot the flop, pot the turn, prob get allin on river

Never fold to that bet on the river.

In fact make a blocking bet of 1/3 the pot, then maybe fold if he comes over the top big.
Harder for him to bluff at it, and cheaper to lay down there than calling his $15.

QJ, 10J, are very likely hands that can value bet the river. add to that odds the guy may be bluffing to your check , u're getting 3:1 for a call, i think it's +ev.
The blocking bet is good too, but here u can be raised from a guy with QJ hitting two pairs on the river and fold the best hand... I dont know both are good plays but the blocking bet may cost less in the long run? dunno