Hero with A♥K♥ (ace high)
River | BTN vs BB | 100bb effective | Difficulty: Expert
Hero hand
A♥K♥
Board
9♠7♠2♣4♦3♥
Action so far:
Pot 24bb on river 3♥, board 9♠7♠2♣4♦3♥
BB checks the third time
Hero with A♥K♥ (ace high)
Pot: 24bb To call: 0bb
Villain range: TT-55,44,33,22,A9s,A7s,98s,87s,76s,T9s,86s,A2s,A3s,A4s,A5s,J9s,JTs
Your move:
The math
Correct: Raise to 16bb
Pure bluff spot. Villain has check-called twice and now checks again on a brick river. Their range is capped at one pair, hero has zero showdown value. A two-thirds pot bet folds out small pairs and turns busted draws and ace-high into a value bet on top. Classic value bet of the third nuts and a bluff with the no-pair line.
Tags: river bluff no showdown