AKo in early position vs. 2 callers

[rmg13]

Recently moved to this table so not much info
villian was 20/15/33.3

Any advice/comments apprieciated


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

MP1 (t2280)
Villian (t6925)
MP3 (t3095)
CO (t11880)
Button (t2935)
SB (t4785)
BB (t6630)
UTG (t4895)
Hero (t9810)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t600</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Villian calls t600, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls t600, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (t2025) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t750</font>, Villian calls t750, Button folds.

Turn: (t3525) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1000</font>, Villian calls t1000.

River: (t5525) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]


Now what??

[8Adam8]

PF: Open for 450.

Flop: If you are gonna cbet, bet 1/2-2/3 pot. 750 does nothing.

Turn: What is this bet? Like.. are you trying to make him fold?

River: shove?

[feint06]

I don't see him calling on the flop with a backdoor flush draw -- it seems more like he is either on a pocket pair or slow playing a jack.

I think a pocket pair will pay off another $1000 bet, but I would think a slowplayed jack would then come back over the top for his remaining 3525. The pot would then be 11050 and cost you 3525 to call (leaving you with ~3000 in chips if you call and lost, vs ~6500 if you fold).

I definitely bet the river and I think $1000 -1500 is a nice amount (callable by someone with an underpair). I have to sit and think if he comes back over the top -- and I probably fold even with the 3:1 odds to call...




By the way, I probably check/fold on the turn. You made a decent (I would have bet 1/2 pot instead) cbet on the flop and he came along. Your c-bet on the turn is -EV IMHO. Sure, occasionally they will fold (and occasionally you'll spike an A or K on the river), but in general you'll end up building bigger pots with nothing but "nut no pair"

[GBP04]

if he's any good, he has AJ or you win. check call

[binions]

What is the purpose of that flop bet into a field with A high? Will worse hands like AQ call? Will better hands like TT fold? Does your hand need protecting? The answer to all three is "no."