Note: If you haven't already read, thought about, and hopefully posted about the pre-flop play, you should do so
here before reading this thread.
Here is how the hand has played out in real life to our next decision point:
Setup
$10,000 Buy-In Event
Day 1
Blinds 75/150 and will go up to 100/200 on the next hand
Hero has been at the table for about an hour with no unusual play. All players are unknown except for Miami John to his direct left. The CO in this hand has been playing pretty tight.
Relevant Stacks
CO 25,000
Hero 11,500
MJ 13,000
BB 9,800
Pre-Flop
Everyone folds to the CO who limps for T150. Hero is on the button with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] and raises to T600. MJ calls in the SB for T600, the BB folds, and the CO calls for T600.
Flop
Pot: T1950
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MJ checks, CO checks. Action is on the hero.
Do you check or bet (and if so, how much)? Why?