I am just totally clueless postflop (possibly preflop too)

[sfer]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed)

Button ($23.50)
Hero ($37.65)
BB ($66)
UTG ($20.85)
UTG+1 ($52.75)
MP1 ($67.65)
MP2 ($42.25)
MP3 ($0.50)
CO ($21.25)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="666666">4 folds</font>, MP3 calls $0.5, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $0.5, Hero completes, BB checks,50 (All-In),50,

Flop: ($2) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players, 1 all-in)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, BB folds, <font color="CC3333">Button raises to $4</font>, Hero calls $2.

Turn: ($10) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets $3</font>, Hero calls $3.

River: ($16) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, Button calls $5.

Final Pot: $26
<font color="green">Main Pot: $2, between Button, Hero and MP3.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero ($2).</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: $24, between Button and Hero.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero ($24).</font>

[SpiderMnkE]

Raise preflop... maybe to 6 bb since you are out of position.

Since you didn't...

Maybe go for a checkraise on the flop. This guy doesn't know you have AK... so if he has any K he is betting.

You can't fold to his raise... you have no idea where you are and are likely winning. He certainly doesnt' put you on AK.

He doesn't seem happy on the turn.. so I'd raise him there and fold to anything serious.

I probably would have check called this river.. you want to see a showdown and can't really call a huge raise.

That is my noob opinion

[SpiderMnkE]

I change my mind on the river.. I like the freeze bet

[bunky9590]

Its a blocking bet /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[RPatterson]

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Its a blocking bet /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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Yeah it makes it hard to bluff at the flush, since it you are. Totaly sweet.

[pilamsolo]

I think this is a good time for a stop and go. The only hand you're really afraid of here KJ, in which case he probably would have raised more. He could easily have KQ or worse or a flush draw. On the turn the pot is $10 and he has $19 left. I would lead out on the turn for $6-$8. This way he is not getting odds to hit a flush, but will most likely call you down with a worse King hoping that you're sharing the J as a kicker. If he pushes I would probably give him the benefit of the doubt and fold, as he is ulikely to do this with a hand that you can beat.

My 2½ cents.

[SpiderMnkE]

Is there any official terminology for that river bet.. "blocking" is the third different term I've seen.