100 nl ak confused
 

his flop donk just messed me up for the whole hand. second hand at table, no history at all. help on all streets appreciated.

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $110.15
BB: $130.55
UTG: $37.10
CO: $98.20
<font color="black">Hero (BTN): $99.00</font>

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> Hero is dealt K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 Players)
UTG folds, <font color="red">CO raises to $4.00</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $12.00</font>, 2 folds, CO calls $8.00

<font color="black">Flop:</font> ($25.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">CO bets $16.00</font>, Hero calls $16.00

<font color="black">Turn:</font> ($57.50) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
CO checks, Hero checks

<font color="black">River:</font> ($57.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">CO bets $25.00</font>, Hero calls $25.00

Pot Size: $107.50 ($2 Rake)

Re: 100 nl ak confused
 

My thoughts about his action would be that he tried to steal the flop representing a king. Turn check means he didn't want to fire a second barrel (gives up?) and river bet that he tries to weakly steal the pot.
I would have bet the turn to see where I'm at.

Re: 100 nl ak confused
 

given the lack of reads i'd play it the same. No point IMO to raise this anywhere. I would consider his lead on the flop as a bluff or an attempt to bet-3bet all-in.
i'm also checking the turn, and calling the river bet.

btw, i'd raise to 14 preflop, but it probably doesn't matter much.

Re: 100 nl ak confused
 

I believe you're good on the river, but he doesnt seem to have much of a hand. This is actually a situation where i min-raise to get calls from worse hands, that would fold to a real raise.
I think you played the rest of the hand fine.

Re: 100 nl ak confused
 

I think i push the river for value even against unknown.

Re: 100 nl ak confused
 

raise river wtf
you're losing a LOT of value here against KQ, AQ. the only hand that beats you here is QQ, and i don't expect many villains to play it like this on the river.

Re: 100 nl ak confused
 

Definately raise river.

I guess checking behind on turn is ok, but I mostly bet.

Re: 100 nl ak confused
 

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raise river wtf
you're losing a LOT of value here against KQ, AQ. the only hand that beats you here is QQ, and i don't expect many villains to play it like this on the river.

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Wouldnt an unkown play AJ this way, representing the king on the flop, giving up, then thinking he rivered you.. I think we have him on this river and a minraise sounds nice. I also dislike the turn check, yes KQ just sucked-out again, but there are plenty of hands that would bluff that flop and we dont want to let them see the river for free.