Tips for Playing Rivers

vs a whale
-we want to bet small with our value hands on very dry boards for them to call wide
-vs small bets on the river, we should always raise our top pairs thin for value as they will always bet big with their strong hands

vs loose passive
-if he leads turn and river-> he usually does not have a flush draw or any draws as they will play those passively-> we can overfold when draws missed

vs semi-reg
-we should go for thin value with our low 1 card fullhouse when we think he might have a flush or some strong holdings-> we bet fold for max value

EVEN IF AN OVER CARD HIT ON OUR POCKET PAIR -> THINK ABOUT VILLAIN'S RANGE-> they will not hit that card nearly enough therefore we can keep betting

LEARN TO GO FOR SMALL THIN VALUE BETS VS WHALE (do not go too big) to get max value from a very wide range on the river

vs reg
-when the turn hits their range we should check and evaluate on the river
-> vs a river bet ALWAYS THINK IN TERMS OF THEIR RANGE
"we might have top 2 pairs but he still has trips and straights in his range" therefore we fold

ALWAYS THINK OF THEIR RANGE
-we can sometimes profitably bet overpair even when the flush hits the river as they still have many top pair hands that may call therefore we go for thin value and fold vs a raise
"villain still has enough worse hands to call for it to be a profitable bet"

vs tight passive
-when the flush hits on the river -> we can always make a hero fold with our sets as they are never bluffing

When villain bets small on flop after 3betting -> we can float with our gutshots and backdoor hamds unless if he bets big we fold
-> if they 3bet and check the turn-> their range is very capped therefore we can profitably bet the river as a bluff

vs loose aggro players
-we should check/call with our middling hands in order to induce bluffs
->esp. on low boards when we have small pocket pairs-> shouldn't bet as they will fold

vs good regs
-if they double barrel into 2 people and check the river
WE NEVER BLUFF
-they bet the turn into 2 callers mean they have a very strong range + they check the river to induce some bluffs

vs loose players
-we do not want to bluff them on the river as they will always call light

ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THEIR WHOLE RANGE
-"if we want to keep betting our value range here we should also bet our bluffs"
-"the turn may complete 97s when villain called from BB, but he may also have weak middle pairs, weak top pairs and other draws that might fold to a bet threfore we want to keep betting with our gutshots"
-we want to bet our bluffs the same way we bet our value hands vs regs

on dry boards
-when we check raise vs semi-reg and they call
-> we should be very careful as they will usually fold all their bluffs to a raise therefore their range is very narrow- WE STOP BLUFFING
vs good regs when we check/raise and barrel the turn
-> if they still call we want to shut down all our bluffs on the river

When both regs check behind on flop -> we can lead turn with all our draws as their range is fairly capped
-> when the flush hits the river we can bet as a bluff as we have many flush draws and he does not when he check back the flop

IF WHALE LIMPS- ALWAYS ISO RAISE ATLEAST 6BB WITH VALUE HANDS

vs ABC regs
-we can triple barrel bluff as they know how to fold

When we flop nut flush draw
-> we can lead vs loose passive
-> when we block the nut flush draw-> we should always lead the river with our value hands rather than checking to induce bluff as it is more likely they do not have many draws

WHEN PASSIVE PLAYER RAISE ON THE RIVER
-> FOLD 100% OF OUR RANGE EXCEPT THE NUTS

When we have an overpair and the turn is another top pair-> we can play tighter and even fold the river to a big bet as their range consists of many trips

When a reg check back the flop- we can discount all overpairs, flush draws and good top pairs as they will bet the flop with all those hands
-> when he bets the river after the flushdraw hits, we can discount any flush in his range and make hero calls often

When playing vs good players
-we always have to consider what the turn is
-if it brings any backdoors possibility we have to take that into consideration when he bets the turn
-we always call down a bit lighter vs regs as their range is fairly balanced

vs tight passive players
-always overfold even top pairs with low kickers-> they are never bluffing

When we hit 2 pair on a 1 card straight board
-> if we think villain's range consists of many over pairs
-we can lead out small to get value from overpairs but not too big

vs a whale
->we do not bluff the river even if we have no showdown value -> they never fold

ALWAYS THINK IN TERMS OF THEIR RANGES

When loose passive player checks a lot-> we assume we have the best hand when all draws missed

vs bad aggressive player-> we should check river to induce bluff when their draws missed

vs a whale -> always bet for max value with our top pairs on the river to get value from their wide range
-> do not be scared of scary turns and rivers