Rivering a full house

Question

Context: Cash game (0.50$ / 1$), live. 6-max, but one player was sitting out at the time.

SB: 90$ (fairly straightforward player) BB: 250$ (loose canon, bluffs too much) UTG: 100$ (loose canon, currently on his third buy-in) UTG+1: 125$ (tight, passive) Button (Hero): 275$ (6:clubs: 6:diamonds:)

UTG limps, UTG+1 folds, I raise to 4$. SB and BB both call. UTG completes. 4 players in the hand, 16$ in the pot.

Flop: K:clubs: 8:hearts: K:hearts:

SB, BB and UTG all check. I check behind, don't want to get check-raised here by a possible king and if any of the loose players has a flush draw, they won't fold.

Turn: 5:hearts:

Flush comes in. SB, BB and UTG all check again. Don't think anyone has a K at that point, flush is more likely. I check behind.

River: 6:hearts:

Four to a flush. SB checks. BB bets the pot 16$. Total 32$ now. UTG folds, SB does not seem interested in the hand (all streets, was playing with his iPad).

Curious to see what you would have done on the river or other streets. Thx.

SPOILER. How did the hand end?

I re-raised him, after which he went into the tank for a couple of minutes. He finally called and turned over 88 for a better full house.

Answer 1

Too much inactivity on the flop and the turn, which means it's likely that everyone has a marginal hand at best. I would put a $8 - $10 bet on the turn to test the waters. If someone calls and we go to the river, then you can easily bet it and extract more value from your full house (pot is bigger, which means your bet can be bigger). Instead, if you get raised on the turn, then... I don't know, it depends.

Answer 2

first all I'd say that I'm not a regular cash game player but I'd have raised 5 or 6$ pre. I agree with the defensive checks on flop and turn.

I'd say that BB is probably playing an Ace rag in this spot. He probably has one heart so you should extract money from him. So, without the history between you and them, I suppose I'd raise to 60-70$.

My two cents ;-)

Answer 3

I would put in a re-raise of at least $50. Try and get some value out of the hand.

If it all folds, you've made some money still.

On the other hand if the BB decides to go back over the top of you then you are laughing :)

Answer 4

Great place for a minraise for value. It's thin, but you could get called by a king if you minraise.