Bad Bet?

[fimbulwinter]

how do you guys play this one?

$100NL 6max, $1/2 blinds

Relevant stacks:
UTG: 200
CO: 130
Button: 50

I'm in SB and have all covered

UTG is very tight/semi-agressive, his raise meant AA/KK/AK/AQ/QQ/JJ/maybe AJs for sure. He's putting money in the pot MAYBE 20% of the time.
CO is a lag who will call any bet with position. his call means he has two cards.
Button is terrible, his call means they were sooted.


UTG opens for 8, CO calls, Button Calls, I call with TT, BB folds.

Pot: ~32
Flop: KT5 rainbow.

I bet $20, all fold. hmmmmmm.

Normally i'd slowplay a flop like this with (really) no draws but I felt like there were hands out there that would raise back at me and let me get it all in on the turn. with that many people i was hoping someone had something, but thinking about it, i'm only going to get played with by 55, KK, AK, maybe KQs with that bet.

so should i have checked into that field? what should i do about a feeler bet or if another broadway hits?

fim

[Matt Flynn]

whatever gets the money in the fastest. if the preflop raiser's really aggressive postflop (even with three opponents) or the button's steal-happy, then you may get more money on average by checking.

that said, betting should be your default. so what if they fold. on average you still make more money and will get paid off in low limit games.

matt