Top pair out of position, no limit cash full ring

I’m having a hard time seeing what you’re ahead of against a solid player’s UTG raising range. Even if they totally floated the flop, they can’t be too happy about continuing on the turn. Maybe you’ll see 88 or QJs once in awhile here, but I don’t know that those hands are going to call much on the river. I also don’t think they’ll bluff much on the river with those hands, as they’ll think they might have some showdown value. So, when they do bet the river, you’re likely to be beat.

The fact that UTG is playing this hand so weakly makes it tempting to fire a big bullet, but I just don’t know what hands will fold that you’re losing to - maybe you’ll fold out AJ or KJ for a split, but that seems about it.

I’m check-folding here.

What actually happened: The hand checked down and you won the pot.

I agree with the staff. The way it played a value bet would be very thin and I think youre getting called more often than not by something that beats you.

Our hand now has the only value of a bluff-catcher. A solid player may be tempted to showdown his mediocre hand in such a dangerous board, so check and hope. If he bet strong we have a tough decision. Sometimes I call to keep him honest but mostly I fold my hand. By the way KJo is a HORRIBLE hand to call out of position a raise from a solid player. This hand explains why.

Im betting a little under half pot. I get the feeling we’re ahead, if he’s got a big pair or a set, I think he wouldve played it faster to guard against the flush. If he nailed the flush, he probably raises the turn, unless its AsXs which is fairly unlikely. I think a weak looking lead gets 88-TT to call. We probably fold out the only hands that might fire a bluff (AK-AQ) but do we really want to have to decide whether we want to call that bet anyway? Lead out, let him know were committed, even though we’re really not, and hope he puts us on air or something weak so we get value out of it.

As kaimano said, calling a solid player’s UTG raise from SB with KJo is asking for trouble. Which is not to say that I never do it, though :).

Lead out on flop, but I suppose CR is also an option. However, after this gets called I am done with the hand.

I agree with staff - it is incredibly thin value for leading out the river and with a board that scary there is no chance that we will get called by a hand that doesn’t have us beat to pulp. Check might indeed induce a steal but given the way how this hand developed and the board it is not very easy for the villain to fire either unless they really do have the goods.

I go for C/C, like the majority.

For the reasons kaimono mentioned.
Villain migth try something funny with A of spades with a K or Q he floated on the flop.

Also I would have folded preflop, for the reasons mentioned by kaimono and & company.

I have to agree that calling the preflop raise was probably not the best option, especially since your read is that he is a solid regular. That being said, while we aren’t always behind here I think check-fold is the best option, if he has an under pocket pair to our jacks says 77-1010 then he will likely check the river and we will win the pot anyway, which apparently actually was the case in this hand, if he bets this river, and is a solid player, I can’t see any way that we’re ahead after his call on the flop and turn.

a solid play like himself with raise with strength. the C bet is just natural but his call on the flop is showing strength as well.
I think maybe an over/underpair with the spade or an As. When the turn bet is called i’m narrowing on this range. Maybe he’s calling with the flush draw. I will definitely check here. Only better hands will call and worse hands fold etc. I said call but i’m only beating a bluff. so maybe check fold thinking about it

i would have made it at least 3x with the c/r on the flop, the raise to 700 is almost a mini raise and personally i think it acheives nothing

i voted check-fold also.. i dont see what you could be ahead of on the river