Hey mrviceguy, thanks for the response! I was playing fairly tight and hadn’t shown down any bluffs in the few hours I had been at the table, so I was definitely trying to take advantage of that
image with this play. However, do you think a call on the turn with the intention of blasting the river if a blank peeled off would’ve been the better play?
Also, as far as the villain’s check on the river, I assume he expected me to continue betting, but obviously I had no intention of barreling given how the board ran out. In his position I definitely would’ve put in a smallish value bet.