How do you play aces here?

[Caerbannog1]

4 hands into the session. How do you play this hand? As played, I checked the turn because I was hoping that it would be more profitable in the long run. If he has a flush draw, I give him a free card to see if he hits, if he misses I give him the chance to bluff. As his stack is only about the size of the pot, I dont think he can call a bet here. Also if he has an ace, I am getting his chips on the river by checking.

How do you play it? I think every scenario is correct here, but which is the most profitable in the long run?

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 9 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

SB: $5.20
BB: $99.00
UTG: $14.40
UTG+1: $24.50
MP1: $17.30
MP2: $4.25
MP3: $24.85
Hero (CO): $24.65
BTN: $9.80

Preflop: Hero is dealt A/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (9 Players)
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, 2 folds, BB calls $1.00, MP1 calls $1.00

Flop: ($3.85) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif (3 Players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $3.70</font>, BB folds, MP1 calls $3.70

Turn: ($11.25) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks

River: ($11.25) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 Players)
MP1 checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $5.35</font>, MP1 folds

Pot Size: $16.60 ($0.55 Rake)

[Jzo19]

bet a little bet more than 1/2 pot on turn and put him all in on riv

[corsakh]

$7.5 on the turn to price the flush draw.

[Caerbannog1]

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$7.5 on the turn to price the flush draw.

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But he has only got $12 left.

[Lego05]

I assume no but any stats on villian from past sessions?

I'd bet turn..smallish bet though, but if he has a draw and you bet smallish he'll still call....same for if he has an ace.

The way this hand went down though you probably weren't getting anything else from him anyway unless he had 2 spades in which case he woulda called something on the turn.

[Lego05]

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$7.5 on the turn to price the flush draw.

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But he has only got $12 left.

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IMO he's still more likely to call something like 7 and fold if you put him all-in. Obviously all-in no matter river after you make this bet.

[Caerbannog1]

I know, as soon as his river check I knew that checking the turn was a mistake. However saying that, there are quite a lot of villans who would fold to a bet on the turn, yet bluff allin on the river at NL25.

[corsakh]

Exactly. Its not like you are 400deep and facing a hard decision of extraction. Just bet as much as you think he calls on a flush draw.

[corsakh]

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I know, as soon as his river check I knew that checking the turn was a mistake. However saying that, there are quite a lot of villans who would fold to a bet on the turn, yet bluff allin on the river at NL25.

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True, but I guarantee you there are many more flush chasers than there are bluffers.

[T-Bone98]

I'd bet 1/2 pot on the turn.

[Caerbannog1]

good point

[Nick C]

I would probably bet 1/2 pot or maybe a little less on the turn. It's sort of a compromise that invites a flush draw to hang around and also might encourage Ax to call again or even checkraise all-in. (Ax might be showdown-bound anyway, I know, but I think it depends on the Villain.)

It's true that a flush draw really shouldn't hang around for even a 1/2 pot bet, given Villain's remaining stack size, but I think you'll get "chased" a decent chunk of the time if Villain in fact has that flush draw. If he's thinking in terms of odds, he'll be thinking he's getting about 4:1, which superficially seems like a reasonable price.