NL10: AQ hits TPTK, but OOP
 

Villain is 38/0/7 after 30 hands. It's been tough to get a read on him -- he'll play both made hands and second pair strongly, so I'm having a difficult time putting him on hands. I think the preflop raise and flop bets are standard, but should I bet more on the turn to discourage draws? On the river, do I check and re-evaluate?

Full Tilt Poker, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
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BTN: $13.45
SB: $10.05
Hero (BB): $11.90
UTG: $10.80
CO: $19.75

Pre-Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG folds, CO calls $0.10, BTN calls $0.10, SB folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $0.50</font>, CO calls $0.40, BTN calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.55) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $1.10</font>, CO calls $1.10, BTN folds

Turn: ($3.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $2.80</font>, CO calls $2.80

River: ($9.35) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero questions meaning of life, then?

Re: NL10: AQ hits TPTK, but OOP
 

Raise to .70 preflop, you're OOP and 3 handed.

Slightly more on the flop and bigger on the turn, there are so many draws out there - he could be calling with QK, Q10, J10, A10, JK. This also makes it easier to get it on on the river.

As played I probably push, if he has a flush gg. I expect to get paid off by weaker queens and jacks more often than him hitting his flush here.

Re: NL10: AQ hits TPTK, but OOP
 

Tough spot but why push with all them draws out there? Throw out a blocking bet of 4 if he pushes you have to think his draw got there so fold? Gotta admit im confused on this one would like to hear others input gl.

Re: NL10: AQ hits TPTK, but OOP
 

Make it 60 cents preflop since you'll be OOP the whole hand.
Flop is fine. I probably bet at least like 3.25 on the turn. River is meh.

Do you have any stats on his river aggression, or how he likes to play draws?

Re: NL10: AQ hits TPTK, but OOP
 

his AF is so high it makes his passive play throughout suspicious, i'm probably check folding to any reasonable river bet.

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his AF is so high it makes his passive play throughout suspicious, i'm probably check folding to any reasonable river bet.

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I agree completely.

Re: NL10: AQ hits TPTK, but OOP
 

all options suck! i c/f river. what worse hands will call push? now flush got there its that much harder for Villain to call with one pair hands

Re: NL10: AQ hits TPTK, but OOP
 

Well, glad to see that there are differing opinions on this one.

I actually checked the river, and villain bet $5.

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Well, glad to see that there are differing opinions on this one.

I actually checked the river, and villain bet $5.

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easy fold. Looks like one of those "i'll bet smaller, so he won't think i have a hand plays"

Re: NL10: AQ hits TPTK, but OOP
 

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Make it 60 cents preflop since you'll be OOP the whole hand.
Flop is fine. I probably bet at least like 3.25 on the turn. River is meh.

Do you have any stats on his river aggression, or how he likes to play draws?

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No stats (Mac poker pro sux) but when he played through the turn, he was typically aggressive on all streets. I couldn't remember a hand before that where he was flat calling something the whole way.