top pair on a monotone board on a "steal"

[billyjex]

Stars $55. Almost 2 hours in, blinds are 100/200.

My stack is 6500 and I'm doing well. Villian in the BB has 10k and is about 10th place.

I raise in MP3 w/ AQo to 600. Villian calls.

Not much of a read on him. Last hand he limped UTG and I raised to 4xbb w/ AK and he folded.

He calls and the flop is A T 6, all hearts. I don't have the Q of hearts.

He bets out 800. What the hell do I do?

[TomHimself]

I hate these spots but I would call and see what he does on turn. this might be the wrong line because you arent gaining much info but raising this flop will be very costly

[ekky]

I'd just call.. hoping to freeze his action. Any meaningful raise is 1/3 of hero's stack... and as a firm believer in retaining leverage, Id prefer not to put that much into the pot too soon.

see if the call slows him down, and re-evaluate on the turn.

(if he has a naked heart.. he will be a lot less willing to get it all in on the turn rather then the flop, so if you are going to move on the pot.. a safe turn card seems the most viable)

[billyjex]

Just a quick bump if any has any more advice.. What if I call the turn and he bets out 2/3rds the pot?

I butchered this hand in reality. Sometimes when I'm lost all I can do is raise and it really killed me.. this is a hand I'm destined to lose a lot of chips on right?

[2+2 wannabe]

if he flopped the flush yes, you'll lose a lot of money here

call the flop bet, go over the top on a non-king, non-heart turn card

his betting SCREAMS lone heart or qj/qt - he probably check-raises flush

[billyjex]

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his betting SCREAMS lone heart or qj/qt - he probably check-raises flush

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4 2 /images/graemlins/heart.gif is da nuts