[NL100 SH] AQo - Non-cb Board?
 

Hi,

PartyPoker $100 NL Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(6 handed)</font> HandRecorder v0.9b

Stacks &amp; Stats
UTG ($100)
MP ($96) (34/13/1.28/39) (2485h)
CO ($158.20)
BB ($247.47)
SB ($105.03)
Hero ($119.69)

Preflop: Hero is BU with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, MP calls $1, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, <font color="#FF0000">Hero raises to $5</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP calls $4.

Flop: ($11.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($11.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP checks, Hero checks.

River: ($11.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $11.50.

I remembered sbrugby telling, that one shouldnt cbet too often. Often you can just check the hand down when you have SD-Value.

Villain is passive and has a fairly high WTS. Is this line acceptable? Or should I just cbet the flop and then check down?

Re: [NL100 SH] AQo - Non-cb Board?
 

I think a check behind is ok here - this is exactly the kind of board that villains like to bluff c/r on because they know it's not likely to have hit you. Even then, I'll still c-bet maybe 60% of the time on this board.

When he checks the turn after you checked behind on the flop, it's very likely that he doesn't have anything. I'd fire about $8 or so, and if he calls that and checks the river, take the free showdown. I think you take it down most of the time on the turn on this kind of hand.

Re: [NL100 SH] AQo - Non-cb Board?
 

seems ok to me occasionally

Re: [NL100 SH] AQo - Non-cb Board?
 

do it against more aggressive players

Re: [NL100 SH] AQo - Non-cb Board?
 

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So you'd valuebet your way down?

Re: [NL100 SH] AQo - Non-cb Board?
 

is the 39 the percent that he folds to cont bets?

Re: [NL100 SH] AQo - Non-cb Board?
 

Against this player I like the check on the flop a lot. You have a very marginal hand and there aren't many hands that you can value bet against and bluffing this type of player is out of the question with a hand as strong as A-high.

Nevertheless I'd throw out a bet on the turn for protection and value against draws. Players like this opponent will call a bet of two thirds of the pot on the turn with flush draws and even gut shots, so you're def. getting some value from his range. And a bet also protects you against some random outs he might hit on the river in case he holds something KJ.