AA At 100NL

[swedeD]

The pot is $71 and he have around $60 left. No point to make a 1/2 blocking bet here. Villian will probably call with better hands like twopair or set, hands he can check behind after river if you check. So you loose less against that kind of hands if you check.

If I hit the backdoor flush or straight on the river, I would push hoping he think I'm bluffing or overplaying my pair or AK. So with that pot compared to what he have left, it wouldn't suprise me if a player who is capable of a all-in river bluff, will take your 1/2 pot bet for just what it is - "please don't bluff me when I have an overpair". When he only have less than the pot left, a push is not that far away with missed draws, another overpair or of course a straight or flush, regardless if you make a 1/2 pot blocking bet or not. So it all come downs to if he bluff often enough, your blocking bet doesn't change that much, you just get better odds to call his push, so you have to be more certain that he rarely bluff (or just get frustrated with his overpair or whatever) in situations like this.

[Caelallaiach]

God it sucks being out of position.

Hmm, his turn call is worrying and the river is a bad card. I would check and then call a river bet up to half pot.

[gimmetheloot]

i love the little $5 idea lol. This is a spot I repeatedly get stacked in so I have no realt criticism.

FWIW I fold the river though [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[SomethingClever]

Check/fold or blocking bet/fold.

[salloch]

This is one of those rivers where EVERY draw just came in, so I think you're in trouble. I would have bet much more heavily on the turn when the board was getting coordinated.

As played, you can fire a block and hope to see an overpair, it you get rr I think your aces are no good.

[RiverJammer1]

Good bet on the flop.

He's a calling station, and he called your $9 bet.

I don't like the $22 bet on the turn. Why did he call you on the flop??? I am betting $9 as a feeler bet on the turn. If he is a calling station then let him keep calling.
Then $9 on the river, he pushes, I fold.
I loose $31 and I know where I stand.
Or maybe check the river, he might bet $20 and u call and loose more. He might not push the river because he will be scared u will fold to a push.

This way u get to see the river for cheaper, by check/calling. Also, passive players usually have something when they bet. This guy could have had TT-KK. You bet $22 and he calls with no overs. Then the TT's give him trips. I've seen this before.