hand reading 400NL AK miracle river?!?!
 

villian hasn't gotten out of line yet

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) internettexasholdem.com

BB ($200)
UTG ($395.90)
MP ($586.10)
Hero ($400)
SB ($513.95)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $2.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $16</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls $12.

Flop: ($34) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $28</font>, BB calls $28.

Turn: ($90) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($90) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $76</font>, Hero folds because he knows the [censored] can beat a pair of Aces?

Re: hand reading 400NL AK miracle river?!?!
 

I'd never fold there. You open OTB and some villains will call that flop with w/e, see you give up on the turn just to stab at on the river. FFS, he could even valuebet a worse A here.

Re: hand reading 400NL AK miracle river?!?!
 

He may have you beat or he may not. Without reads and after checking behind the turn you just see sooo many different hands here.

I like a call here if this is your first hand with villain. Its just a small pot anyway, and I'd rather call here and let him know I won't fold there than fold and still be in the dark about how he plays. If this call is -EV it's not by much.

Re: hand reading 400NL AK miracle river?!?!
 

I check the flop against most people, is that bad ?

Re: hand reading 400NL AK miracle river?!?!
 

I call since people show up with a TON here as many people already said. Though you will get shown a better and donkishly played hand here a lot of the time.

Re: hand reading 400NL AK miracle river?!?!
 

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I check the flop against most people, is that bad ?

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uh.. yeah

Re: hand reading 400NL AK miracle river?!?!
 

i check this flop as well. given his hand range he is likely calling. given the optimal cbet is something like 65% (from whatever those maths geeks said) this seems like a good one to check.

i think in theory terms it is a good fold. this is the one card villain should not of wanted yet he is firing away. it stinks of someone knowing you have AK or AQ given your play and trying to value bet big.

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I check the flop against most people, is that bad ?

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I often check it too. Not a bad one to check with our holding IMO.

Re: hand reading 400NL AK miracle river?!?!
 

Easy call.

Re: hand reading 400NL AK miracle river?!?!
 

I check the flop pretty often but bet most of the time. River fold is fine imo.