($5.50) AKs OOP - Top Pair Line Check

dpbuck · #1 04-03-2007, 09:56 PM

Early, so no reads.

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1910)
MP2 (t1120)
MP3 (t1500)
CO (t1500)
Button (t1490)
Hero (t1480)
BB (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG calls t20, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t20, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls t20, Hero raises to t140, BB folds, UTG calls t120, MP2 calls t120, Button folds

Flop: (t470) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets t250, UTG calls t250, MP2 folds

Turn: (t970) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t300, UTG calls t300

River: (t1570) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks

What do you think? Push river?

mmorpg · #2 04-04-2007, 05:15 AM

That is a scary flop.

I want a cheap show down here.
I would probably c/c turn and river.
River could be safe enouigh for a value bet though.

Mike MacIntosh · #3 04-04-2007, 12:35 PM

PF - Fine

Bet more on the flop, and shove turn...

Diamond Lie · #4 04-04-2007, 01:20 PM

[ QUOTE ]
That is a scary flop.

I want a cheap show down here.
I would probably c/c turn and river.
River could be safe enouigh for a value bet though.

[/ QUOTE ]

I have to say I disagree here. I think if you are going to check call the turn you probably shouldn't be value betting the river. With 1k in the pot and the turn being a 5 I think we should put our opponent on a decision for all of his chips here.

A lot of opponents are putting the money in with a worse ace here, and if you're going to be investing your stack w/ this hand preflop and on the flop, we can't play it so passively by check/calling on the other streets.

Also, if we are going to take the above approach, make the bets 2/3 or more. Don't bet so small on the turn in these situations.