AKo Dilema (a repeating problem for me)

Dunkman · #1 01-07-2006, 01:55 PM

I've been lurking around the forums and decided maybe if I started posting instead of watching I may actually get bettter, so here goes. I seem to lose a lot of money playing top pair...I think this is one of my largest problems right now. Looking back I should have bet $2 on the flop, but even so I still have no idea what to do on the turn if I get called. Only have 21 hands on CO, is 52/24/2.6, I've seen them call a raise or raise twice preflop with ace-rag. Thanks for the help!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) converter

MP2 ($9.45)
MP3 ($3.20)
CO ($19.45)
Button ($12.90)
SB ($9.30)
BB ($9.85)
Hero ($16.85)
UTG+1 ($3.55)
MP1 ($6.90)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero raises to $0.5, 4 folds, CO calls $0.50, 1 fold, SB calls $0.45, 1 fold.

Flop: ($1.60) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.2, CO calls $1.20, SB folds.

Turn: ($4) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Hero?

bozlax · #2 01-07-2006, 02:03 PM

This is the limit forum.

nomadtla · #3 01-07-2006, 02:04 PM

For what it's worth I think you played the hand fine. However this forum is for micro limit HE. Try posting this in the small stakes NL HE forum, you will get better responses.

crablegs33 · #4 01-07-2006, 03:47 PM

up to this point you're fine...

out of position i try to shut him out right here... 5$/6$

the value bet was correct on flop... and you dodged the bullet 99.9% of the time with that 4 hitting...

with better position i'd probably value bet the turn again, about the same proportion to the pot you did on flop...

Buzz-cp · #5 01-07-2006, 04:52 PM

push all-in on the turn, and this is a limit forum.

cold_cash · #6 01-07-2006, 05:37 PM

I don't see any reason to push.

I'd put in a pot sized bet on the turn though.