Did I play this too fast?

PayoffWiz · #1 03-20-2006, 02:59 AM

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: $86.02
UTG+1: $11.85
CO: $16.50
Button: $17
SB: $48.69
BB: $256.48

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Hero raises to $2, 3 folds, SB calls $1.75, BB folds.

Flop: 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($4.5, 2 players)
SB bets $5.63, Hero raises to $15, SB calls $9.37.

Turn: J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($34.5, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $32, SB folds.
Uncalled bets: $32 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: $34.5

Should I have given villain an opportunity to bluff river? He was a maniac and probably would have. If villian has an ace, I am probably getting all the money on the river anyway. It is not as if I am losing value if I check the turn. Thoughts?

riverfun17 · #2 03-20-2006, 03:03 AM

Checking the turn is pretty good here, especially against maniac. Looks like the rare correct slowplay opportunity.

leehrat · #3 03-20-2006, 03:09 AM

yes, check the turn and let him hang himself

Cesaro · #4 03-20-2006, 04:23 AM

you're fine man. If you check turn you run risk of a scary card coming on river, causing him to give you less money when he does have the ace. Many times you'll get check raised when you bet that turn. Then you've got his stack

roxtar · #5 03-20-2006, 05:01 AM

Good chance that a 3rd spade on the river kills your action anyway. Perhaps you get called if you bet a little less on the turn, against a maniac I'd bet $20 - $25 here. I think you get called/raised the majority of the time in this spot by this type of player if he's got an ace.

amoeba · #6 03-20-2006, 05:06 AM

theres no need to raise the flop if he is a true maniac.

he'll hand you his stack when he has an A.

he'll bluff off a significant portion of it the times he doesnt.