$15-30 monster pot with AKs
 

Very loose $15-30 at Bellagio today. I'm in BB with A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. UTG and UTG+1 limp, UTG+2 raises, MP1 calls, CO calls, button calls, SB calls, I 3-bet, UTG calls, UTG+2 folds, UTG+2 4-bets, all call, I cap, all call.
7 see the flop for 36 SB.
Flop: A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Damnit...
I bet out to see where I'm at. UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls reluctantly, MP1 calls reluctantly, all others fold.
4 to the turn for 40 SB.
Turn 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
Now what? I have a strong feeling I'm still ahead here, as I'm pretty sure any flush would have raised the flop. Should I just bet out to make any draws pay or try a check-raise to possibly take out something like a lone 2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]?

Re: $15-30 monster pot with AKs
 

I think going for a check-raise is a bad idea, here. I am not convinced that any old flush draw would have raised the flop and anyway there are straight draws out there, too. You would be one sad hombre if you let this get checked through. With three people calling the flop bet, someone is probably looking for a spade and they are probably all looking for something to beat that Ace with. I would bet out and see what happens.

SpaceAce

Re: $15-30 monster pot with AKs
 

i would have checkraised the flop. it will almost assurably get bet, you probably have the best hand, and you have a better chance of getting somebody to make a bad laydown with a spade

Re: $15-30 monster pot with AKs
 

If you don't bet the turn, there's a very strong chance that it will get checked through. You need to bet.

Re: $15-30 monster pot with AKs
 

I'm not so sure I like going for a checkraise here. The most likely action is that UTG+2 will bet, he'll get a bunch of callers behind him and your checkraise won't drive them out because they'll just call another bet warm. If your objective is to drive lone spades out, you need to bet and hope that UTG+2 raises and forces those guys to face 2 bets. And even then they may not fold unless their spades are small.

Re: $15-30 monster pot with AKs
 

I agree, due to action on the flop you have to bet out.