Nuts on one board, nothing on the other
On the river it is a pot bet, because it cannot lose. Unless the caller is live on the other board.
River, pot of a hundred, you hold the nut flush on top and nothing below. Heads up, whatever you bet, if you are called you get the bet back and split what was there: fifty. The bet changes nothing when called; it only earns when it makes him fold, and then you take the whole hundred. So bet the pot: it folds the most hands, and it cannot cost you anything.
Two exceptions. If two or three players call, the bet does earn, because the losers' calls fund your half. And if the betting has told you one opponent holds the other board and a third player is still in, bet small, so the third player pays you.
Against the player who reads tables and calls a one-board all-in with a live pair, the all-in is a chop at best. Bet the size a second-best hand on your board will pay. The all-in is for the night you hold something on both.
Two pair on the river is what it is.
Today's hand on the table
A deal that shows what today is about, with the method at your seat. Step through it, or let it run. Deal again for another.
Day 18 · All thirty days · Day 20
THE 30-DAY COURSE
A plan for your next game.
One lesson. One drill set. A little more clarity at the table.