aa WA/WB

[jerryf1914]

villian is 61/5/1

i don't think a donkey min bets then pots it with less than trips do you?

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker (http://www.legopoker.com) Hand History Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

SB: $17.85
BB: $27.40
UTG: $50.00
Hero (MP): $21.15
CO: $28.05
BTN: $32.65

Preflop: Hero is dealt A/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (6 Players)
UTG folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.00</font>, 2 folds, SB calls $0.90, BB folds

Flop: ($2.25) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($2.25) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $0.25</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.50</font>, SB calls $1.25

River: ($5.25) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $5.25</font>, Hero folds
Uncalled bet of $5.25 returned to SB

Pot Size: $5.25 ($0.25 Rake)

[Holdem_Hussl4]

Bet 2 of flop.

[Bruut99]

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Bet 2 of flop.

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why?

[hennnerz]

Bet flop. Your hand is still good here almost all of the time.

If you want to raise the turn then raise it properly. PSB here.

[Pharcyde]

Because this particular villain definitely calls with some suspect hands (weaker pps, a seven, maybe a lone ace). Why slowplay against a callstation?

[Klopzi]

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Bet 2 of flop.

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why?

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Checking the flop and betting the turn can be a good way to control pot size with AA when you're up against an aggressive, tricky player.

In this case, Villain is passive so you bet for value. Then you can bet the turn and easily fold to a c/r on Villain's part.

[ajmargarine]

Don't raise turn then fold river. This is a two streets of betting kind of hand. Get to showdown.

[Xanta]

meh, i'd rather check flop/bet turn than bet flop/check turn. If you think you can safely get 3 streets of value out of this guy then by all means go ahead, but I think checking flop betting turn is OK.

[mackthefork]

$2 on flop, then if called bet $4 on turn imo, fold if raised, you can either check behind on the river or make another value bet, theres a good chance he saw you for weak and thought you didnt have a K so his 88/99/TT is good and he bets it on the river when another blank comes. Played as it was I call river bet from villian.

Regards Mack

[hennnerz]

Seriously jerry. Please tell us your thinking on every street here...

[shyturtle27]

This hand is pretty poorly played on every street. I'd bet the flop. Raise much bigger on turn and as AJ said don't raise if you are just gonna fold on the river, but keep the pot small.

[traz]

Checking flop is fine, but then you have to call river

[ssdex]

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Checking flop is fine, but then you have to call river

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if your going to check, which imo, you shouldn't--- the reason your checking is pot control b/c your not planning on dumping your hand.

[DaycareInferno]

in general, if i'm in a situation where i'm in position and want to keep a pot small, i usually prefer checking the flop to the turn, because it gives our opponent one less chance to bet. if he has something good, he might c/r with it on the flop, whereas if the flop gets checked through, villain now has to bet out the turn, since its not nearly as likely that you bet the turn. once you do this though, you can't really trust any bets from your opponent to be genuine signs of strength.

[MoP_86]

If you're going for pot control I like betting the flop and checking the turn much better... you'll induce a river bluff this way

[Holdem_Hussl4]

Yeah

[Bruut99]

I check this flop for several reasons. I don't want to be checkraised into a very difficult position. The other reason is that it increases the range of hands the villain is gonna commit some money with. When i say check i don't mean check/fold, just keeping the pot small.