Top pair+flush draw oop = I\'m Lost
 

Sorry if this is standard/dumb hand, but lately I've been completely lost in situations like this. I don't have much history with villian other than this session, he seems solid enough. Every other hand I've played with villian I've had position and he has check riased two flop c-bets and one two-barrel from me every time I completely missed, which had me slightly frustrated.

Prima Network No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

UTG ($439.80)
MP ($761.80)
CO ($80.94)
Button ($397.40)
Hero ($384.00)
BB ($334.48)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]], A[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]].
UTG calls $4, MP calls $4, CO calls $4, Button calls $4, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($24) 5[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]], A[[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]], T[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]] [color=Blue](6 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, [color=Red]MP bets $16</font>, CO calls $16, Button folds, [color=Red]Hero raises to $65</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, MP calls $49, CO folds.

Turn: ($170) A[[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]] [color=Blue](2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP checks.

River: ($170) Q[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]] [color=Blue](2 players)</font>
[color=Red]Hero bets $170</font>.

Final Pot: $340

Re: Top pair+flush draw oop = I\'m Lost
 

Betting out flop or check-calling are both better lines on the flop IMO.

Re: Top pair+flush draw oop = I\'m Lost
 

I don't mind a CRAI on river.

Re: Top pair+flush draw oop = I\'m Lost
 

bet the turn?...

Re: Top pair+flush draw oop = I\'m Lost
 

[ QUOTE ]
Betting out flop or check-calling are both better lines on the flop IMO.

[/ QUOTE ]

If you check call flop whats your line on the turn?

Re: Top pair+flush draw oop = I\'m Lost
 

Check/call again or leading are both fine. Check/calling does miss some value, but lead folding seems quite ugly and lead calling could mean putting in a lot of money while drawing slim to dead. You aren't gonna get a whole lot of value from trips on this board, since there aren't many strong hands that will pay you off. Playing a small pot isn't bad here IMO.

Re: Top pair+flush draw oop = I\'m Lost
 

In this spot he either has a flush draw, has us crushed or is drawing dead. Against neither of those you want to bet turn.

Re: Top pair+flush draw oop = I\'m Lost
 

Yeah, that's what I figured on the turn, but I just made my situation that much worse by my flop action. Thanks for the input.