Ace high on the river, no limit cash

I called the river to catch what I thought was a pretty obvious bluff. Minraising a 4 on that turn is just weird, and I think its almost never a 7. My line looks like Ace high at best, a hand that a minraise could still get to fold. I flatted for value on the turn, and to re-evaluate on a river card. The 7 on the river put two pair on the board and I was confident my Ace high was good. Villian showed 26s.

I am 100% in agreement with staff here. Turn raise is simply weird and I am having a very hard time imagining a made hand that would make sense to play this way - most likely it is a weak draw. After the river bet the worst I would realistically expect to happen is a split, but very likely our A is good indeed.

Looks good. I actually voted fold until I saw it was a double paired board.

I dont think you have to worry about a 4 or a 7. 5’s 6’s could possibly play like this from the opponent but I think its a chop or Ace high is good enough more often than not.

Easy call. Theres not a single made hand that makes sense for villains line. If he had aces he reraises PF. If he hit the 7 or 4, he bets the flop. With a 7 he definitely raises the turn. Same with a mid pair. And when I say “raise” I dont mean minraise, cause lets be honest, thats not getting anyone out off the hand. I suppose its poooooossible hes got 33 and his hand went from good to better, but Im not buying that….Im calling this pretty confident the worst thats happening is a chop.

Odd play, yes, but this is cash, not tourney game. Wait for a better spot. No need to even call the turn bet.

I fold. SB shows strength leading on riv after my smooth call on the turn. I put him on 5s or 6s. Believe he would make a larger riv bet if he were bluffing. Answer - oh well, I let that one get away.

What’s with the turn call?

The opponent has got to have you beat on the turn - even AK beats you, which is a likely hand for the SB flat calling that preflop raise in a multi-way pot. Either that or a medium-high pocket pair like 99 or 10-10, in which case you are about to blow off a lot of money on this river call (hoping only for a split).

If you are going to call that Turn raise you are going to have a very short cash-game career.

Easy call. I have him on A high or busted flush draw. If I had seen a spade on the river or he bet 2x pot, I’d fold. The only hand that has me even mildly concerned is A7. 65 should have value bet on the flop assuming that anyone with overcards would have wanted to stick around and like City notes, paired 7 or 4 should have tried to get this pot after flop.

voted raise glad i did. Top pair would have defended better particularly after the crappy turn. Since he doesn’t have a 7 I can push out any hand but a 4 with an all in. 4 would have to be a remarkable player to catch me here.

I agree with XHI here. If we all agree this smells like a bluff….why not raise and double the bet on the river?

The reason you dont raise is cause you make a bluff fold, but you pay more to a made hand.