FT - 10+1 2TT hand

[ajohnson16]

FullTiltPoker Game #250685665: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (1608907), Table 2 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:10:04 ET - 2005/10/13
Seat 3: Villain (6,445)
Seat 4: Hero (7,140)
Seat 5: UTG (5,020)
Seat 7: MP (3,660)
Seat 8: Button (4,735)
Villain posts the small blind of 100
Hero posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif]
UTG folds
MP folds
Button folds
Villain calls 100
Hero raises to 725
Villain calls 525
*** FLOP *** [5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif]
Villain checks
Hero checks
*** TURN *** [5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif] [2/images/graemlins/heart.gif]
Villain checks
Hero checks
*** RIVER *** [5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif] [8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif]
Villain checks
Hero checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero shows [Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif] (a pair of Queens)
Villain mucks
Hero wins the pot (1,450) with a pair of Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,450 | Rake 0
Board: [5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif]
Seat 3: Villain (small blind) mucked [8/images/graemlins/club.gif 7/images/graemlins/club.gif] - a pair of Eights
Seat 4: Hero (big blind) showed [Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif] and won (1,450) with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: UTG didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: MP didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Button (button) didn't bet (folded)

Villain hasn't played a lot of hands, was surprised I got a call PF. Put him on a big ace. Should I have bet fourth or fifth street? He's played his few hands very aggressively and hasn't shown down much.

Any comments? Thanks.

[Sam T.]

I think you need to bet the flop. You've represented a strong hand pre-flop, and the last thing you want to do is give the villain a chance to take it away from you. If you bet the ace, and he comes over the top (or even just calls), you can probably shut it down, but if you give up your big pairs every time an overcard falls, you are leaving a lot of money on the table.

[ajohnson16]

I don't check them down every time, I just had the sense that this guy was trapping. He was delay checking and I just felt like he was better than me. Turns out he wasn't.