5/10 6-max hand

----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Hero
Player1: calls $5
Player2: calls $5
Player3: raises $10
Hero: raises $15
Player4: folds
Player5: calls $10
Player1: folds
Player2: calls $10
Player3: calls $5


Make it 3, but of course everyone calls - so 4 handed.

----- FLOP -----
Player5: checks
Player2: checks
Player3: bets $5
Hero: calls $5
Player5: calls $5
Player2: calls $5

Figure I'll pop the turn. Plus - don't want to drive the other two out just yet.


----- TURN -----
Player5: checks
Player2: checks
Player3: checks
Hero: bets $10
Player5: calls $10
Player2: calls $10
Player3: calls $10

Filled up, but bastard checked, but still got one bet from everyone - so not a total disaster.


----- RIVER ----- [Qc]
Player5: checks
Player2: checks
Player3: bets $10
Hero: calls $10
Player5: folds
Player2: folds

This is where I'm confused. Is my underfill strong enough to raise it up here. With all the action preflop, I'm pretty sure someone has an A. And J,Q, or 9 are pretty common kickers to go with that. As it turns out everyone else folded, but should I have raised, or did I do the right thing by calling since I usually figure to collect at least one more bet from the other guys.

I'd raise. Player3 raised pre-flop, but I'd expect him to C/R the turn if he had an Ace, since he's already got three people in the pot for a single bet, nobody else has shown any aggression yet, and he would easily get another BB out of each of them.

I certainly wouldn't expect to win this every time, but I think you'll win enough times to make the extra bet pay off. And since this is 6-max, the range of hands he'd raise with pre-flop would be slightly larger, meaning that it's a little less likely that he'd have A-high kicker here than he would in a full ring game.

I think player 3 has AQ so I'd call. If he does have AQ then he misplayed the turn and river. If you still have the best hand then you still win a nice pot and get to see what player 3 was playing.