I've run into this a lot. I have a king high flush and bet it hard on the flop and turn and get smooth called and then see the guy push all in on the river. I'm pretty certain I'm beat, but sometimes I call, mostly just when I'm in a position that it won't hurt me too much. Most of the time I am beat in situations like this, but surprisingly quite a bit of the time I find that someone either missed whatever they were drawing to, sometimes they hit a 4 flush, and are just trying to buy the pot or I'll find they have a weaker flush and think I'm trying to buy the pot.
But as far as going all in on the river, when I have the nuts, that is what I do if I think there is any chance at all of getting a call. I think it's a good play because you want to get as much as you can from the pot. I think this is especially good when there are multiple people still in the pot at the river because there is a good chance at least one of them will look you up. |