AKo hand

[Rogue5]

should I have bet the river? or was taking my foot off the pedal correct at this point?

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls.

River: (5.75 BB) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP3 checks.

Final Pot: 5.75 BB

[itsmesteve]

Without a read, I don't think betting again accomplishes much. He MAY call w/ a worse ace, but probably folds most hands you beat and calls with a pair of 5s.

[Cancer Merchant]

The J /images/graemlins/spade.gif brings both the flush and a straight draw in. Checking may induce a bluff, but the other player has to respect the checkraise with the scare card; since he hasn't shown any strength in the hand, checking is the right move.

[Rogue5]

thanks, I've been trying to work on AK as a problem hand of mine. SSH is helping though.
in that hand the guy ended up callin it down with 52 for a pair of 5s
I think he was pissed at me because I had taken a decent pot off him heads up a few hands earlier when I outkicked him.

[Cancer Merchant]

If 52o doesn't fold the turn, you're not going get rid of him on the river. He'll pay you off in the long run.