Re: River Action
I think the preflop cap is borderline given the limp-reraise, but as you said, you are on the button.
On the turn, you've certainly got the odds to chase even if KT is out there. My thinking is that hopefully you would have heard from QQ or even AA more loudly on the flop (admittedly not with many players). I might even make a "crying raise" in hopes of a free showdown (or an extra bet if I fill up - assuming I want to fill up).
What worries me is the small blind. Calling 2 bets cold on a 2-suited board immediately makes me think "flush draw", and when he bets out the A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] the thought crosses my mind that he had AX of spades and thinks his pair might be good (I'm not saying he should think that but I think he might). Plus given the aggression to this point, he may have been seized with FPS and decided to try and check-raise the river.
Who knows - he may have even been chasing a broadway draw (we know he shouldn't but that doesn't mean he didn't) and is checking the river because of the third spade.
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... now TT, QQ, KK, AA, any loose ten or any two spades have me beat. Bet, or check behind?
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Me, I check here -- I don't see a lot of calls from hands that you beat now. And you won't fold the dreaded AA/QQ if they are out there.
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What's your move if you bet and are check-raised? Does it matter who check-raises you, SB or MP3?
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Given the size of the pot, I'd probably call and hate myself for doing it. But I'd be more likely to fold to a check-raise from the SB, for the reasons set out above. Much more so if MP3 cold-calls the check-raise.
A very challenging hand. If they taught poker in university, it's the sort of hand they'd put on the final.
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