AQ Line from a $4/180
 

UTG has been very loose, limping and raising a lot of pots. Postflop he has been taking a stab at pots when faced with weak play.

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saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">Hero (t2185)</font>
MP1 (t1735)
MP2 (t2070)
CO (t935)
Button (t2215)
SB (t655)
BB (t2805)
<font color="#C00000">UTG (t6620)</font>

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t175</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, UTG calls t125.

Flop: (t425) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.

<font color="blue"> I checked figuring I'm probably ahead and I want to try and induce a bet on the turn.</font>

Turn: (t425) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t250</font>, UTG calls t250.

<font color="blue"> Ok, he didn't bet, but he called mine, so he has something. I think he would have bet an ace already. He might have hit a jack, has a pair of 8's, or is slowplaying something big like two pair or a set. </font>

River: (t925) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t350...</font>

<font color="blue"> Does anyone bet more here? I think I'm still way ahead of his range at this point. I thought about 1/3 the pot would be enough so I could still get a call from a jack or weaker ace.


I felt betting the flop on this dry board forces worse hands to fold and waiting till the turn to show some aggression might allow him to bet into me. Thoughts anyone? </font>

Re: AQ Line from a $4/180
 

Preflop: 200 is better
Flop: fine
Turn: fine
River: something like 1/2 pot is better

Re: AQ Line from a $4/180
 

First, I may bet that flop. Bet more on the river. He checked it all the way down to you, so he is probably sitting on a pair below an A that he wants to see a showdown cheaply with. Bet 550 or more if you ask me...if he is calling 350, he will probably call 550.

Re: AQ Line from a $4/180
 

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Preflop: 200 is better
Flop: fine
Turn: fine
River: something like 1/2 pot is better

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Re: AQ Line from a $4/180
 

I like a bet on the flop. I don't think your hand is that great to be giving free cards. Value town. Especially because you say he's been loose.

Otherwise fine, like Adam said, I think half the pot on the river is better for value.

Re: AQ Line from a $4/180
 

I bet the flop because I bet a lot of flops and if you aren't betting when you hit then cbetting becomes really exploitable.
Turn is fine.
550 on river.

Re: AQ Line from a $4/180
 

I like the check on the flop for the reason the OP mentions

If you're beat you bloat the pot and when ahead you fold out 99-jj among other hands and get no more value against them

the pot is dry and a check is the smart play

Re: AQ Line from a $4/180
 

Im with mflip, if your are planning on c-betting when you miss and checking when you hit you are going to be bleeding chips all over the felt.

I think here's one of those situations when you have to act in the most profitable way in the long run, not just for this hand.

Also I guess the intention is to give a free card, or at least make him think hes ahead when hes not, but with the Ace on the board he's not going to be giving you a lot of action with a lower pair.