[soda]

I think Roy played the hand fine. It's usually correct to bet if checked to in a raise, reraise heads up pot like this. Heads up, Roy will likely call a river bet with KK if he checks the turn, so why not bet the turn and check down the river?

With the AQ, I'll sometimes check call here against a solid, aggressive three bettor too. If I checkraise and the person lays down the 2 outer, then I lose money. Check calling is often correct with just 7 SBs in the pot. Also, if your opponent does not bet/raise the river enough with 1 pair, but calls a lot, I'd bet the river for value here. Usually, a bet out of nowhere on the end is called. Of course, if Roy had AK and the Chicago local made this play, there is a very good chance Roy would value raise. Which, may be why the player check called the river also.

All in all, I think the hand was played well by both players. Roy just got lucky on this one, but not because of a mistake by the Chicago player - IMO.

soda