Flopped trip Aces, can I smooth call flop bet? Prima .25/.50NL 6-max
 

Ok, so I flop trip Aces with A6o, should I flat call the flop bet into me, or is the raise better?

** Game ID 527969095 starting - 2005-10-06 04:02:52
** Dublin [Hold 'em] (0.25|0.50 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money

Seat 1: dara $21.55 [SB]
Seat 2: 3N1GM4 $67.00 [BB] [A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]]
Seat 3: blasfimus $10.80
Seat 4: noturns $9.50
Seat 5: drago01 $49.50
Seat 6: momo990 $52.30 [Dealer]


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| PreFlop |
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dara posted the small blind - $0.25
3N1GM4 posted the big blind - $0.50
noturns posted to play - $0.50
drago01 posted to play - $0.50
<font color="green">blasfimus folded</font>
<font color="orange">noturns checked
drago01 checked</font>
<font color="orange">momo990 called - $0.50
dara called - $0.50
3N1GM4 checked</font>


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| Flop [ A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ] - 5 players, Pot: $2.50 |
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<font color="red">dara bet - $0.50
3N1GM4 raised - $2.00</font>
<font color="green">noturns folded
drago01 folded
momo990 folded
dara folded</font>

3N1GM4 wins $4.85 from the main pot

Re: Flopped trip Aces, can I smooth call flop bet? Prima .25/.50NL
 

at low limit, everyone's calling

Re: Flopped trip Aces, can I smooth call flop bet? Prima .25/.50NL
 

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at low limit, everyone's calling

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what do you mean? Everyone's calling the 50c bet if I don't raise it? And what does this mean for me? That I should smooth call to build the pot? Cos the thing is, I don't like the clubs out and the slim possibility of the stronger case Ace being out... (Although obviously from the folds to my raise, the A wasn't out there)

Re: Flopped trip Aces, can I smooth call flop bet? Prima .25/.50NL
 

sorry to bump, but I really wanted some responses to this...

Re: Flopped trip Aces, can I smooth call flop bet? Prima .25/.50NL 6-m
 

I raise every time here. You will get calls from a plethora of crappy hands quite often. Against a typical player I bet the turn and river 1/2 - 3/4 pot and smile when the HH shows his KTo.

Re: Flopped trip Aces, can I smooth call flop bet? Prima .25/.50NL 6-m
 

I like the raise, for the same reasons you talked about...possible club draw, and if someone has the case ace and decicdes to repop it you can then feel OK about laying it down. By flat calling, you would be setting yourself up for tough decisions on later streets.

Re: Flopped trip Aces, can I smooth call flop bet? Prima .25/.50NL 6-m
 

ok, thanks for the advice guys, much appreciated as ever.