Re: Any reason not to bet the river?

On Oct 4 2005 9:33 PM, Oliver Tse wrote:

> The river put another straight on the board (on the "AZZ" end, as the
> 12-year-old character "Miami" from Tilt would put it) and your river bet was
> probably only going to be called if you are beaten.  
>
> You made a negative expectation bet on the river when there are multiple
> straights on the board and you don't have any of them... 

Wrong! Betting the two pair is a value bet. Plenty of people call down
with A9, K9, etc. Those are much more likely than the crap holdings
someone would have to have to beat the two pair.

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