25NL: AK facing turn heat

Ikaika · #1 08-13-2007, 02:43 AM

I was totally lost on this turn...is b/f the right play here or should I have c/c a reasonable bet and c/f river unimproved?

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

Hero (SB): $51.65
BB: $38.25
UTG: $62.70
CO: $23.65
BTN: $53.25

Reads: Villain is running 23/15/1.25 over a 100 hand sample. He got his stack by valuetowning the weak players at the table. His turn aggro is 0.80 fwiw. Hero is running 15/12/3.1 and aside from being somewhat card dead has behaved himself, doubling up when a slowplayed set of 6's ran into my turned set of aces.

Preflop: Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 Players)
UTG raises to $0.85, 2 folds, Hero raises to $2.80, BB folds, UTG calls $1.95

Flop: ($5.85) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero bets $5.00, UTG calls $5.00

Turn: ($15.85) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero bets $10.00, UTG raises to $20.00, Hero folds

VLV · #2 08-13-2007, 03:38 AM

Hard turn indeed. I would have also folded, but I think you should have raised a bit more PF. Otherwise I think its played fine.

ICMoney · #3 08-13-2007, 03:46 AM

Turn is bad IMO.

If I am villain I am never flat calling with a worse hand but may very well raise you with a queen, kind, flush/straight draw knowing you can't call without a big hand (I wouldn't min raise though).

If you check he may think you are giving up and fire. I think that's the only was you are getting money in on the turn when you are WA.

You 3b pf and he has to think you have at least a decent king when you bet F&T.

I wouldn't call.

hohenadel · #4 08-13-2007, 03:49 AM

yeah the way the turn raise is inviting a call makes it scary...he puts you on the king and wants to keep you in the hand..I woulda laid it down