$50nl, AK makes tptk and ropes a dope

[Mahatma]

I was 80% certain that he had AQ since he called my co open a few hands back with AJ, and a nine wasn't very much in his range. Should I be checkraising river here sometimes? What if I had JT[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]?

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $61.05
Hero: $51.70
Button: $135.90
SB: $52.80
BB: $37.45

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $2.25</font>, Button calls, 3 folds.

Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($5.75, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $4</font>, Button calls.

Turn: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($13.75, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $7</font>, Hero calls.

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($27.75, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $12</font>, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: $51.75

[ajmargarine]

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I was 80% certain that he had AQ since....

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Learn how to put people on a range of hands.

IF you are 80% certain he has AQ, of course you get it all-in somewhere. Why wouldn't you? You win 60% of the time at the least then. DoUCY?

[helloimcdog]

What makes you think he has exactly AQ? I would probably lead the turn and then c/c the river.

[Mahatma]

It was a feeling that's all. He liked to call my raises with Ax so I after he bet turn I thought his range was mostly AQ, some AK, less often AJ and a small chance of AA,9x now i've thought about it some more. I think he'd pfrr AK,AA,check turn with kk,qq,jj.

Turn check was to represent A-rag or spades, then river check was to let him bet his AJ/K/Q and get a call from my ace-rag.

If you were villian and bet river like villian did, and I checkraised, what would you call with? I think if I had [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]'s a river c-r as played might be a convincing aa/9x

[sudic]

If you think he call your raises with Ax why do you dismiss A9 over AQ?

[wildhokie101]

Does he play trips like this?

Have you seen him call a raise in position with hands like T9?

The trickiest I get at nl50 is c/c turn and lead river for ~2/3 pot. You are beating every Ace except A9. Villians at this level won't float you with 66 or 22 on that flop so I think the chance of that is slim.

Villian's small river bet screams TPNK. This is where I don't know what to do. Does he fold Ax to a decent c/r? This could be a bad play if he's only going to call with 9x.

[Jay Riall]

If you think he stacks off with Ax then just lead all over the place. What's the point of a rope-a-dope if you think he will call your bets anyway?

[carnivalhobo]

if he has AQ here then crai the turn

[PocketElevens]

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If you think he stacks off with Ax then just lead all over the place. What's the point of a rope-a-dope if you think he will call your bets anyway?

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What he said.