I am completely baffled by an ace on the flop. All donks play all aces all the time, so when one hits the flop I often feel I should just open fold and be done with it.
But that seems rather weak, so I try to play some hands. After all, they can't
always have an ace, and many times I've folded and then watched calling stations call all the way to the river, turn over bottom pair, and pick up the pot. There must be some middle ground.
UTG+1 is 31/0. UTG+2 just sat down, so no stats and no reads. Button plays every hand.
PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, Button checks.
No way I'm betting into an ace on the flop. If UTG+2 has one, surely he'll bet it here.
Turn: (4.75 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, Button calls.
No bet from UTG+2, so what would he have raised preflop that didn't have an ace? Big suited cards, 99, hopefully not TT. So I bet. If he was slowplaying, now's the time to raise, but he doesn't.
River: (8.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero ?
Bet again and give him a chance to raise if he was slowplaying an ace, or just try to get to a cheap showdown?