A2o from the BB flop question

[Yort Mada]

i only have 3 hands with em, so no read at all.

thanks =)

Full Tilt Poker, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

UTG: $2.85
CO: $7.25
BTN: $5.55
SB: $3.60
Hero (BB): $11.40

UTG posts $0.10
Pre-Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG checks, CO calls $0.10, BTN folds, SB calls $0.05, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.40) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $0.40</font>, <font color="red">UTG raises to $1.40</font>, 2 folds, <font color="red">Hero???

[whyzze]

fold. fighting for limped pots with marginal holdings never turns out well.

[Pokey]

You bluffed, you got called on it, you fold. And yes, your flop bet is a bluff -- anybody with an ace is going to at LEAST call, and they have you beaten. Anybody without an ace is going to fold.

Now I don't mind bluffing at flops, but this doesn't look like a good situation for it. Ace-high flops are always dangerous for bluffing when you didn't raise preflop. I'd be much more inclined to check/call in this situation. You get more information and you keep the pot smaller. You also induce bluffs more often.

Of course, with no reads and at a $10NL table my first choice here is going to be check/fold. Why mix it up in such a marginal situation? Let it go and wait for a better situation. You do NOT want to lose a big chunk of your stack with TPNK, and this is a situation that is TAILOR-MADE for losing a big chunk of your stack. Check it:

1. No reads, so you've got no clue what's going on.
2. Ace-high board that someone likes, when you're playing at stakes where people fall madly in love with aces preflop.
3. Out of position, so you'll have little pot control.

Yikes! Run away while you still can: check/fold the flop.

[Yort Mada]

Thank you, that makes total sense.