50NL, AT on Axx vs short stack

[Tomke]

Villain is 70/30/1 over 33 hands.

I'm checking the turn for pot control since I don't beat many Ax hands any more and I'll commit myself when I bet as he's relatively short stacked. Not so short stacked that I love getting it in here though. Is this okay or should we just be happy to get it all in here vs this donkey? As played, do you call the river? He instantly pressed his 'bet pot' button. From my experience, donks love to do this with busted draws. Then again, his aggression is low (over a small sample size though).

Everest Poker 50NL
6 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $72.77
HERO: $51.10
CO: $10.40
MP: $24.55
SB: $50.25
BB: $22.40

Pre-flop: HERO has (10/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif) (6 players):
3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">HERO raises to $1.75</font>, 1 fold, BB calls for $1.25

Flop: 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players, $3.75)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">HERO bets $3</font>, BB calls for $3

Turn: 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players, $9.75)
BB checks, HERO checks

River: 5/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players, $9.75)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets $9.75</font>, HERO ??

[Nick C]

I think it's a call. I also think that the fact that the board just paired may in fact make the call a little easier. (A 70/30 guy is the kind of a player who probably thinks that second 5 is a scare card -- and versus him, it kind of is, I know, but still . . .).