NL10 - What should I have done?

[nebuer]

$0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG (<font color="#0000cc">$9.05</font>)
Hero (<font color="#0000cc">$9.45</font>)
CO (<font color="#0000cc">$13.47</font>)
BTN (<font color="#0000cc">$1.69</font>)
SB (<font color="#0000cc">$15.75</font>)
BB (<font color="#0000cc">$2.04</font>)

Pre-flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG calls $0.1, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $0.5</font>, <font color="#777777">4 folds</font>, <font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $0.8</font>, Hero calls $0.4

Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($1.85, 2 players)
UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $1</font>, UTG calls $1

Turn: K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($3.85, 2 players)
UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $3</font>, UTG calls $3

River: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($9.85, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: ($9.46)


When he kept checking I was thinking he might've been on a flush draw with two diamonds up there, though now I think about it I shouldn't have been betting that strongly with A and K up there after he reraised preflop. What should I have done?

[stevematador]

First off, don't post the results of the hand, see this in the FAQ.

I would have called the re raise and checked behind on flop and turn and river if he let me, if he bets turn or river I fold unless it's a small enough bet. There are plenty of better spots to make money at this level, this is not one of them.

[ship_it_trebek]

Play it for set value and nothing more. You should be done with the hand when you don't hit. His check on the flop is either top set or a scared KK-JJ. Regardless you aren't going to get him to fold those scared overpairs as proven by the action you took on this hand.

[nebuer]

Results gone [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I'm not exactly sure why I played it this way. There are definately better places to make money, someone just called me down with KK when I made a flush [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[solvine]

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First off, don't post the results of the hand, see this in the FAQ.

I would have called the re raise and checked behind on flop and turn and river if he let me, if he bets turn or river I fold unless it's a small enough bet. There are plenty of better spots to make money at this level, this is not one of them.

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[jaydreb]

Fine preflop.

Prudent thing would be to check behind on the flop. If you feel he's weak and want to take a stab at the flop, fine, but I probably wouldn't do this absent a read that he can lay down a hand. Once he calls you you're done with this hand unless you spike a 9.

Check/fold turn and river for sure.

[wikemang]

c/f all streets unless you hit your set.

[Kornspitz]

grunch

With that minraise preflop this is a high pair or AK very often. The only possible flush draw is AK or maybe AQ, which beats you anyway.
So it's generally only a question of: pair of aces or pocket pair?

On that limit there are so many passive players, that (without any read) it's always quite likely that he is slowplaying his pair of aces.

I think betting once on the flop might be ok, but I would make it at least ~1.30 here.

The turn looks like a good card to bluff QQ/JJ out, but without any read I would just give it up there. He has an ace here too often, and might even call you down with a lower pair.

[ActionStan]

What sort of range are you putting him on that you can bet with. Really, the first question you should ask yourself is, "What sorts of hands might this villain have given the preceding action?"

Limp/reraise is very often AA/KK and sometimes AK/QQ. I can see taking a stab on the flop and representing an A. It's unlikely he'll fold KK, but he might. On the turn, you don't beat anything he might have I don't think. A lot of times I think he flopped a set of A and is afraid to bet it and scare you off.

[MrBump]

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UTG calls $0.1, Hero raises to $0.5, 4 folds, UTG raises to $0.8, Hero calls $0.4

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There's a mistake there surely with villain's reraise or do I need a coffee ? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Oh and I'm playing this for set value too.