$6 NLTRN: A8s OOP
I hate spots like this. It's a raised pot, and I've flopped top pair, but a stronger ace is obviously in his range. My opponent seemed about average for this level, although his PF raises were a little big, and he seemed a little tighter than average post-flop (although he had continuation bet every pot he'd raised in position).
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (2 handed)
Button (t1555)
Hero (t1445)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t120</font>, Hero calls t90.
Is this a call with any suited ace? What about something like Ax offsuit?
Flop: (t240) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t210</font>, Hero calls t210.
So I've flopped top pair, but he could obviously have a stronger ace. I couldn't really think of an overall plan for the hand. C/R the flop was my other idea, but I was worried that I would just end up getting a whole lot of chips in the pot. This would be especially true if my opponent just called the c/r. I would be in a tough spot on the turn where if I made a decent size bet, it would be a large part of my stack. So I decided to check-call.
Turn: (t660) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t390</font>, Hero???
Now I have no idea what to do. My opponent probably has an ace, but I don't know if it's a weaker or stronger kicker than mine. Any ideas on what I should try here?
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