$6 NLTRN: A8s OOP

Somekid · #1 11-01-2007, 04:55 PM

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].
Button raises to t120, 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] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t210, 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] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t390, 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?