that was against a very loose player (the same on my other post, actually... now 54/9 after 46 hands)

after he fold I just facepalmed thinking I should have checked the river
and maybe bet more on the turn (he was probably straight drawing, and was a calling station)


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($60.69)
BB ($25)
UTG ($124.12)
MP1 ($26.17)
Hero (MP2) ($32.84)
CO ($41.13)
Button ($25.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, 10
2 folds, Hero bets $0.75, CO calls $0.75, 3 folds

Flop: ($1.85) 10, 8, 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.45, CO calls $1.45

Turn: ($4.75) 10 (2 players)
Hero bets $3, CO calls $3

River: ($10.75) 10 (2 players)
Hero bets $6, 1 fold

Total pot: $10.75 | Rake: $0.53

Results:
Hero didn't show A, 10 (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $10.22

pre and flop are good and the right sizing, no less than 3.75 on the turn, and bet like 85-90% on the river.

don't overbet because you can't balance it, you don't have enough bluffs here

I would just go ahead and bet, hoping to get value from an 8 5 or pocket pair. It will seem very unlikely to him that you would have quads and he may struggle to fold any full house. Checking to induce a bluff is not so effective against the typical passive player in low stakes games. If he was really wild, you might have a decision to make.

bet, but without overdoing it.. you will bait him slowly

go much bigger on the turn - $5 then you can bet pot $15 but a better option is to shove the river. if he has a full house he will call, otherwise he'll fold so you might as well try and get all of it.

Never check the river to a calling station when you have the nuts.