50NL - Too aggressive on button?

[umaine89]

New to NL50 (I just moved up), PokerStars (which, in general, is much more passive than FTP) and this table. So no reads. Am I too aggressive preflop? I floated the flop to try to take it away on the turn. Bad play all around? What do I do on a non-club river?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP3 ($38.30)
CO ($10)
Hero ($49.25)
SB ($42.30)
BB ($34.70)
UTG ($13.10)
UTG+1 ($33.15)
MP1 ($37.30)
MP2 ($37.95)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, J. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
<font color="red"> </font> </font>, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 calls $0.50, CO (poster) checks, <font color="red"> </font>, 1 fold</font>, BB calls $2.50, MP2 calls $2.50, MP3 calls $2.50, CO calls $2.50.

Flop: ($15.25) 6, K, 4 (5 players)
BB bets $2</font>, MP2 calls $2, MP3 folds, CO folds, Hero calls $2.

Turn: ($21.25) 2 (3 players)</font>
BB checks, MP2 bets $5</font>, Hero raises to $20, BB folds, MP2 calls $15.

[ninjadanger]

on a non-club river I think you have to give up. villain has shown a significant interest in his hand and there is a very good chance he will call your river shove. More often than not I think you will see MP2 shove this river with like a set of 4s before you even get a chance to bluff off your stack.

I don't mind the line you took as MP2's turn bet seems really weak. however I wouldn't suggest floating on multiway flops. it seems like something that works best heads up in position. good thought but not the best spot imo.

[Albert Moulton]

If you want to raise in order to represent a strong hand like AK, then raise the flop to $15 or $20. Don't raise the turn.

If you call the tiny flop bet, and if you then get another tiny turn bet that gives you enough pot-odds to draw to the nut flush without the need for implied odds, then call that tiny bet and consider it a gift from some guy OOP who (1) is badly slowplaying something stronger than your Ace-high, or (2) digging his own grave with a lower flush draw. And you certainly don't want to scare off guy number (2).

[Panthro]

PF fine. Fold flop, call turn.

[umaine89]

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If you call the tiny flop bet, and if you then get another tiny turn bet that gives you enough pot-odds to draw to the nut flush without the need for implied odds, then call that tiny bet and consider it a gift from some guy OOP who (1) is badly slowplaying something stronger than your Ace-high, or (2) digging his own grave with a lower flush draw. And you certainly don't want to scare off guy number (2).

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Good advice, thanks.