AQ in 3bet pot vs active guy

[YesMehFriend]

The villain in this hand was quite active pf (raising a bit from lp / stealing) he was like 31/24 after 24 hands at the time we played this hand.

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CO ($24.65)
<font color="#C00000">Button ($32.10)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($24.75)</font>
BB ($25.45)
UTG ($20.75)
MP ($29.20)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $1.25</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP folds, Button calls $2.75.

Flop: ($8.50) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, Button calls $6.

Turn: ($20.50) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero ...

Is the flop bet-size ok? The texture looks quite good for me and what's my plan for the turn?
What pf-calling range can we assign to such a player (seemed quite solid up to that point)? Is a hand like KQ in his range? And should I be 3betting this? - haven't seen a showdown from him up to now ...

[faarcyde]

Flop bet is standard. I continue betting on the turn here a lot of the time given the board texture. Watch him call down with KQ, KJ, KT, J9, etc. Only thing I am worried about at this point is AK, although he would have probably raised that on the flop. If he raises the turn that will put you to a tough decision, but no point letting up when you hit.

[YesMehFriend]

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Flop bet is standard. I continue betting on the turn here a lot of the time given the board texture. Watch him call down with KQ, KJ, KT, J9, etc. Only thing I am worried about at this point is AK, although he would have probably raised that on the flop. If he raises the turn that will put you to a tough decision, but no point letting up when you hit.

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I've 15$ left in a 20$ pot - if I bet (shove) the turn there is no decision to make if he raises ...

Edit: so you think he calls the turn with a hand like KJ?

[Idaho_Angler]

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Flop bet is standard. I continue betting on the turn here a lot of the time given the board texture. Watch him call down with KQ, KJ, KT, J9, etc. Only thing I am worried about at this point is AK, although he would have probably raised that on the flop. If he raises the turn that will put you to a tough decision, but no point letting up when you hit.

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any bet by HERO on turn puts himself all-in -- no?

I check the turn 50% of the time to induce a bluff and bet 50% of the time for value. I think an under pair is in his range 10-10 JJ QQ

[Kasane]

Ugh, but whatever. Hero will be committed on turn no matter what he bets. He's only got 3/4 of a psb left.

The A may have been your worst card, because I think it commits you -- Villain is not calling with anything you beat, and he has almost no outs if you're ahead. I think we c/c, get him to bluff the A if he has JJ/QQ/KQ, some other crap, or likes to float because if he had a legit hand on the flop he's still ahead (AK, sets).

If the turn whiffs, bet small on river and JJ/QQ will call.

Don't expect to win this all that often.

[faarcyde]

Okay my bad.

Well, my opinion then is if you are c-betting with air on the flop, and you hit on the turn, what are you going to do? Fold? Given the amount in the pot I don't think he is going to be checking through twice given that he appears competent and aware of position. So I guess I am saying shove and hope he calls with KQ, JJ, QQ?

[CyberianBull]

I 3-bet this quite often -- especially if his steal blind % is &gt;25.
His flop call can be 1010-QQ, KQ. Although QQ-AA are 4-betting you here IMO. AK is definately in his range but I think he would raise your c-bet. Firing this turn makes you committed, and you are not beating much if you are raised. So I like checking this turn and calling a smallish bet on the river.

[Keitan]

I'd consider betting about 1/2 pot to induce a desperation bluff. AK defintely makes up big part of villain's range but I think you're still ahead most of the time and you can't get away here.. so you might as well try to extract as much as you can from weaker hands.

[YesMehFriend]

I didn't like to bet the turn since I expected most hands I beat to fold to my turn shove (and a 10$ bet is a shove - he realizes that for sure).
So I checked and villain put in a 5$ bet. That was really surprising since he seemed solid up to now - never made anything than 1/2 pot bet.
So what do we do? Call - shove - fold?

[simple1248]

I think the squirly bastard is attempting a value bet on this turn. He wants you to go all in. You probably have to shove.

[TheDoubleA]

I think the cbet is standard, and dont mind it at all. Him not raising the flop makes it look like he does not have AK. I would think that he 4 bets AA and KK, and maybe QQ preflop. I can see his range being KQ, KJ, maybe K10, JJ, 1010, QQ maybe. I guess there is the posibility that he has Axs here, and called because of position, and floated you on the flop. I really think that pushing the turn is the best option, because I think most of his range you beat.