Got lost on the turn

[rsliu]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $1/$2
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $193
UTG+1: $236.20
CO: $392.10
Button: $448.25
SB: $305.60
Hero: $323.90

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">UTG+1 raises to $7</font>, CO calls, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $22</font>, UTG+1 folds, CO calls.

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($52, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $35</font>, CO calls.

Turn: A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($122, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $55</font>, CO folds.
Uncalled bets: $55 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: $122

[Abramovic]

Do you have some great read that allows you to bet this flop for value? Or are you bluffing?

[rsliu]

Neither...I just thought betting outright was better than checking and being forced to make a decision if he bet. Basically I figured there was a good chance I was ahead, and that it would become much harder to play the hand by checking. Is that reasoning invalid?

[DaCooler]

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Do you have some great read that allows you to bet this flop for value? Or are you bluffing?

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check the flop, then call if he bets reasonable, after the turn i think i would lead into him after the 2nd ace comes

[rsliu]

since I would never check an ace there doesn't this expose my hand

[carnivalhobo]

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since I would never check an ace there doesn't this expose my hand

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maybe you should check with an ace sometimes there