With deep stacks, I always fold top pair!

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Early in the Party 500k. I have no reads. All stacks are around 5000. UTG+1 opens to 170 (30/60), next to act calls, and I raise to 500 in middle position with A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (Remember I have the king of clubs). Folds around to them they both call.

Flop: (1500 ish) A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Checks to me I bet 1000. UTG folds, next guy calls.

Turn (3500 ish) 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] , he checks, I check behind.

River (still 3500 ish) offsuit Q. He bets 2000. I fold.

My thoughts on the hand to come... In the mean time, discuss!

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did you give any thought to a donkish bet on the turn (like 500). villain could possibly view this as 1) a value bet or 2)if he has a made hand, may check river in the hopes of inducing a bluff bet from you. this could be a scenario that would enable you to keep the pot small. if villain c/r's allin on the turn, then you have to decide if pot odds (3000 to call into a pot of 7000) warrant a call or not, based upon the range you can put villain on.

It's possible you are already drawing dead, and can dump and still leave yourself with 3000 chips. The difference between 3000 chips and 3500 is negligible (gigabet's blocks) and a stack of 3000 this early is certainly playable, but you also have a chance to win a pot of 4500, without conceding the hand on the turn. Now villain with Ax thinks you have CB with a pocket pair on an Ace flop or villain thinks his pocket pair JJ, TT, 99, maybe QQ is good over your pocket pair.

I think i like the donk turn bet.