NL25 AK and the evil clubs
 

Villain is 28/11/7.5/45 hands

Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
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Hero (SB): $41.90
BB: $22
UTG: $33.75
MP: $29.50
CO: $7.45
BTN: $24.75

Pre-Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (SB)
3 folds, <font color="red">BTN raises to $0.75</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $2.50</font>, BB folds, BTN calls $1.75

Flop: ($5.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $4</font>, BTN calls $4

Turn: ($13.25) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">BTN bets $4</font>, Hero calls $4

River: ($21.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN checks


I couldn't find enough reasons to fold to the 4 $ bet, but considered myself beat on the river

Re: NL25 AK and the evil clubs
 

looks fine imo

Re: NL25 AK and the evil clubs
 

I CR the flop personally against someone this aggressive.

If not, then I sure as hell CR the turn when he bets like that. IMO he doesn't seem loose enough to have AJc, and the only hands that beat you are 99/KQ. If villian 3 outed me with KQ here, I'll gladly ship him this stack and reload later.

I think you are usually miles ahead on this flop/turn. Why 3-bet preflop if you are going to play a small pot when you hit?

Re: NL25 AK and the evil clubs
 

It's not so much the club on the turn that worries me as it is that it is the Qc.

I probably still bet the turn and get it in there though I'm not even close to as happy as I was on the flop.

Re: NL25 AK and the evil clubs
 

Considering he bet the turn and then checked behind on the river, I wouldn't be surprised if you ended up with the best hand here. I'm not sure I like the call on the turn - only if you don't believe that he has the clubs. It looks really really weak to call the turn and then check the river like this but I'm guessing that if your opponent is weak he'll often check behind here. But you have to fold to pretty much any bet on this river.

I would think that my bluffing equity was large if I was villan here. Because the way you played it, you either have nothing or a monster.