Limit Hold'em Quiz #31

[Matt]

You open-raise from the cutoff with 8:spades:7:spades:. The button folds and the small blind, a good tight-aggressive player, three-bets. The big blind folds and you call. Surprisingly, the hand is checked down until the river. The board is 4:hearts: J:hearts: 10:hearts: 10:diamonds: 2:hearts:. Should you try to take down the pot with a bluff?

[Matt]

Bet. You can't win the pot if you check. Your opponent is aggressive and probably would have bet with any kind of flush draw. He's also tight and perfectly capable of laying down the best hand. In addition, the pot is small which gives your opponent little incentive to pick off a bluff. You're getting decent odds (3.5-1) and your hand can't win on its own merits. It's worth risking one big bet to steal the entire pot. Take a stab at it.