AKs

[kayla]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP1 ($23.97)
MP2 ($14.7)
MP3 ($56.92)
CO ($23.95)
Button ($15.75)
SB ($16.35)
BB ($24.65)
UTG ($24.5)
Hero ($23.65)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.1.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $0.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, CO calls $1, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG calls $0.50.

Flop: ($3.35) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, CO folds, UTG calls $2.

Turn: ($7.35) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $10</font>, Hero calls $6.

River: ($27.35) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $9</font>, Hero calls $9.

Final Pot: $45.35

How did I play this?
Comments appreciated.

[xorbie]

PF I like making it $1.5/$2 to isolate or limit the callers, because you don't want to play AKs against a full field OOP.

Flop I like betting a bit more, say $2.5 or $3, whatever you would bet with aces (although it's a pretty rags board, so half pot isn't terrible).

Turn and river are fine. You hit your overcard, you bet out. The check/raise doesn't necessarily mean you're beat, and it could just be a bluff or a worse hand (KJ/KQ). I like keeping the pot small, but there's no way you are folding here, even though that's a pretty terrible river card.