Limit Poker, Should I bet the river?

[Graham C]

I seem to get in a lot of situations like this where's the obviously not the best board for my Jacks, but on the other hand, it's just been a festival of calling as limit tends to be.

Generally, is there any value in betting the river when it's checked round to me for the 3rd time?

PokerStars Game #20357533722:  Hold'em Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/09/12 19:19:04 ET
Table 'Huberta' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: BondNC ($29.30 in chips)
Seat 2: Lou-cyfer ($26.90 in chips)
Seat 3: Massia74 ($30.30 in chips)
Seat 4: Graham0573 ($14.35 in chips)
Seat 5: kroll69 ($4.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Andooo77 ($8.85 in chips)
kroll69: posts small blind $0.25
Andooo77: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Graham0573 [ ]
BondNC: folds
Lou-cyfer: calls $0.50
Massia74: calls $0.50
Graham0573: raises $0.50 to $1
kroll69: calls $0.75
Andooo77: calls $0.50
Lou-cyfer: calls $0.50
Massia74: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [ ]
kroll69: checks
Andooo77: checks
Lou-cyfer: checks
Massia74: bets $0.50
Graham0573: raises $0.50 to $1
kroll69: calls $1
Andooo77: folds
Lou-cyfer: calls $1
Massia74: calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [ ] []
kroll69: checks
Lou-cyfer: checks
Massia74: checks
Graham0573: bets $1
kroll69: calls $1
Lou-cyfer: calls $1
Massia74: calls $1
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
kroll69: checks
Lou-cyfer: checks
Massia74: checks
Graham0573: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kroll69: shows [ As] (two pair, Tens and Eights)
Lou-cyfer: mucks hand
Massia74: mucks hand
Graham0573: shows [ ] (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
Graham0573 collected $12.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13 | Rake $0.50
Board [ ]
Seat 1: BondNC folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Lou-cyfer mucked [ ]
Seat 3: Massia74 mucked [ ]
Seat 4: Graham0573 (button) showed [ ] and won ($12.50) with two pair, Jacks and Eights
Seat 5: kroll69 (small blind) showed [ As] and lost with two pair, Tens and Eights
Seat 6: Andooo77 (big blind) folded on the Flop

[MC]

As you're last to act, a lot of players would lead out the river with an 8. A Queen probably pops you on the turn, so a value bet would be good here...

However, I think because it's 4-way a check is okay, especially as 8 is a viable card for the check-call-down-fest.

[Royal Flush]

As you're last to act, a lot of players would lead out the river with an 8. A Queen probably pops you on the turn, so a value bet would be good here...

However, I think because it's 4-way a check is okay, especially as 8 is a viable card for the check-call-down-fest.

Agree, i bet because no-one is passing a ten by this stage but yeah sometimes you lose a bet when they have called down an 8.

3 way this would be criminal to check, 4 way its not so bad

[GrannyDee]

I think betting the river is the way to go even 4 handed. In limit holdem I keep pounding until someone gives me a reason not to and the way the hand played out your Jacks are good and you can bet for value on the river expecting a call from a Ten or lower PP.

[Thekellster89]

deffo, take him to valuetown