[11t]

2nd hand of tournament, no reads

Blinds are 10/20, we are 9 handed

Relevant Stacks:

MP t1500
Hero in BB t1500 and AKos

Folds to mp who calls, folds to hero who checks.

Flop is A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]T [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] pot is 55

Hero bets 40, MP calls 40

Turn is 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] pot is 135

Hero bets 100, MP calls 100

River is 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] pot is 335

Hero checks, MP bets 100, Hero Calls

Okay so, I didn't want to buld a big pot early OOP with a hand like AK so I just checked to see if I'd hit the flop and maybe destack a limped A-x. Well I hit my ace, but with 2 worrisome cards on the flop. I'm confident he doesn't have AQ due to the lack of an open raise, but weaker aces are possibilities.

Every draw hit on the river and the only ace I beat is A7 and below. I figured my hand does have showdown potential and I can beat a complete bluff so a check/call was the best line for the river but can a case be made for check/folding? Granted getting 3:1 is hard to fold a reasonable holding in general but I was just wondering what people thought.

Anybody play this a little harder? I was using what I like to call "cautious aggression" aka value betting.