Re: Play along, anyone? KK, flopped A, sizeable field
 

How about if someone was calling along with A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and trying for the flush. Would they fold to a river bet?

Re: Play along, anyone? KK, flopped A, sizeable field
 

How about if someone was calling along with A 3 and trying for the flush. Would they fold to a river bet?


No one's folding Ax to a river bet with the pot that big.

You bet the flop and turn so you can hopefully check the river and get a free showdown. You might fold out a small ace on the flop or the turn, but for one more bet into a big pot you're not going to get many people to lay an ace down.

Re: Play along, anyone? KK, flopped A, sizeable field
 

Nobody who saw this flop with an ace will ever fold, so you're basically just betting hoping to collect value the times that nobody has an ace.
The alternative is check folding but that sucks, the pot is big and you could have the best hand.