50NL - top pair OOP

[canavarr]

no reads on the villain. how aggressive should we play this top pair out of position. do we ever should slow down? what to do on the river?

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $38.50
UTG+1: $49.75
Hero: $51.45
Button: $49.25
SB: $33
BB: $61.55

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is CO with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $2</font>, Button calls, 2 folds.

Flop: 8/images/graemlins/club.gif 4/images/graemlins/club.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($4.75, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $3</font>, Button calls.

Turn: 7/images/graemlins/club.gif ($10.75, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $6</font>, Button calls.

River: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($22.75, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $14</font>, Hero ???

[Nick C]

Preflop, once you get called, you're probably at least a slight underdog to actually end up with the best hand. I mention this because I think it's something to keep in mind when you raise with a hand like A8o (or QJo, or other stealing hands along those lines).

But that's a really nice flop for your hand. (I'd much rather have top pair with an 8 than with an A.) And, in any case, I'd be planning to c-bet on most flops.

I'm really kind of hoping to take it down immediately on the flop, though, and then, when that bad turn card fell, I would probably check and see what Villain wanted to do. There's simply not much you're beating anymore (66-55, 33-22 and hands like 98s and 76s seem to be about it, unless Villain made a loose flop peel).

So, if I bet the turn and got called again, I think I'd mostly be done with the hand.

Unfortunately, I think the river is a fold.

[11t]

I would pot the flop.

I like the 3/5 bet on the turn.

River is a fold but I do really wonder what he has.

[EMc]

I think checking this turn isnt atrocious for some pot control, and probably then a bet/fold on the river

[WillisChan87]

As played, on the river you fold. You see a flush here most of the time.