$16 - KK on @$#$% A-high flop

[mattiesmat]

Would you cbet here?
I suspected him to take this line with either a weak ace or mid pair (including 8's and 6's).
If not, what's your play on next streets?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) by Hand Converter CG

MP1 (t1455)
MP2 (t2885)
CO (t1530)
Hero (t1380)
SB (t1205)
BB (t1155)
UTG (t1870)
UTG+1 (t2020)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t100</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t300</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls t200.

Flop: (t675) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero ??

[mattiesmat]

Btw UTG was 41/20 over 150+ hands.

[donkeykong2]

maybe bet 400 and be done with the hand if he calls. you could also check and try the same on the turn.
i think your gonna lose a half pot bet or a little more anyway if he does have an ace so you might bet yourself to protect your hand.

[IFoldPktOnes]

There is no point protecting your hand (whatever that means). You want value from the hands you beat, and I wouldn't give villain enough credit to fold Ax.

I would check the flop, maybe call down a small bet, or value bet the river if it's checked through. If you have 150+ hands on villain you should have accurate stats on their aggression to help you decide whether to call a bet.

[donkeykong2]

ummm, obviously there is point to protect your hands in case villain has an underpair or any kind of draw. he can easily have 20% or more equity here. there is less use in it if villain would try to bluff if it is check through to the river and you might snap off a bluff.

[vers]

I like checking behind here. It's a WA/WB situation and a cbet commits us to the hand. If we fold, we are pretty wrecked for chips (we'll have around 500-600, which should be avoided). Call small bets on turn and try to get to showdown as cheap as possible.

[IFoldPktOnes]

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ummm, obviously there is point to protect your hands in case villain has an underpair or any kind of draw. he can easily have 20% or more equity here. there is less use in it if villain would try to bluff if it is check through to the river and you might snap off a bluff.

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cbetting because you put your opponent on an underpair doesn't make any sense to me. Also, what draws are in villain's range?

[sence25]

This is a very, very easy checkbehind.
Really no point in betting.
We have to call a reasonable turnbet, or c/b again.
If he bets turn and river, we fold.
If he checks turn and bets river, we have an easy call.

[donkeykong2]

villain has donkish stats he could have a lot of hands here including draws and pairs. you want to bet to fold those obviously because a hand like 89 has about 20-25% equity against us and will probably cost us an additional bet if villain hits on turn or river. also if villain isnt a total retard he wont start betting with those unimproved.

[IFoldPktOnes]

You put 89 in his range and then assume he's NOT a retard?