100NL: whats my turn play with AK

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SB ($107.20)
BB ($589.75)
UTG ($162.50)
Hero ($100)
Button ($100)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3.5</font>, Button calls $3.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls $2.50.

Flop: ($11) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $8</font>, Button calls $8, BB folds.

Turn: ($27) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero...

Lead out or check? Villain is 24/18/3 over 1.6k hands.

[donkfish]

i lead out almost every time. the pot is $27 so i think that anything between $12-15 should to it. if he raises then you pass.

i think leading out is the best play here as it helps you to define his hand - if you check and he bets then you still dont know if you are ahead in the hand or not, thus hands that you are ahead of will be able to take the pot away from you.

if the player is very aggressive and you think that he is capable of smooth calling the flop and raising you with air on the turn then i would check raise the turn, otherwise i lead out.

hope i helped

[wrkingtobegreat]

Grunch. Lead out, fold to a reraise. Your turn check will induce aggression from opponents without a made flush, so there betting out after your turn check wont give you very reliable information.

[SharkSandwich]

Definitely Bet (b/f). If you're not ahead now the rivers unlikely to help you. And check/calling wouldn't be great here, you won't know where you are, and you'd be giving a free card to a bare heart. You've got the initiative and best hand here until he tells you otherwise.

If he calls you can check the river. And call dependent upon price.

I could see a check here if you had the K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].

[BallinPro]

The pot is $27 i prolly bet anywhere between 20 and 30 since there is a very good chance you are leading and it will also chase out any people calling with 1 heart in there hand