50NL: AKs - How do I get to valuetown?

[You're No Daisy]

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With the strength of our hand I just see the rereaise on the turn from the villian as more of a tester rather than a show of monster strength.

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Not a bad analysis, but you're way off about the turn check-raise by villain. A turn check raise is a sign of big time strength. And what does the strength of our hand have to do with villain's actions on the turn? Nothing. It has everything to do with the strength of his hand. Let me ask you this...when was the last time you check-raised someone as a test to see where you stand? That is spew. We typically check-raise as a bluff if we think someone is weak, or we do it when we're very strong. In this particular hand, our Hero is most likely going to see villain with QQ or a smaller flush a very small percentage of the time.