Line with AT

[Shorty35]

Comments please. Villan is a solid player.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (9 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

UTG+1 (t5174)
MP1 (t4166)
MP2 (t11440)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t4721)</font>
CO (t865)
Button (t5120)
SB (t3945)
<font color="#C00000">BB (t5428)</font>
UTG (t1526)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t900</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB calls t600.

Flop: (t1950) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t1950) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t600</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t2000</font>, ...

[locutus2002]

I think you have to bet the flop for a couple of reasons.
1) your inviting villain to bet when you 3XBB open and check behind when an ace flops.
2) you don't want villain to improve if he's drawing.

After the turn I think villain is checking drawing hands with the expectation that you will check behind. I think he's probably leading with a flush, a str8, a set, or a very big draw, or a bluff; raising to more than 50% of your remaining chips is speculative at best. I would fold to a reraise here, and check behind on the river if I made a str8.

[schwza]

i'd usually bet here but checking behind could be right in some spots (e.g., you haven't been making many continuation bets lately for whatever reason).

i like the turn raise, and you should check behind on the river unless you make a straight.

[Lloyd]

I'd bet the flop - about 1/2 the pot (i.e. standard continuation type of bet). I'm not overly concerned about the straight draw since you have an A and T. I'm not overly concerned about the flush draw since you can't be so afraid of every flush draw heads up. But I do think a continuation/value bet is in order.

His turn bet is pretty weak but I don't like the turn card. Before, I wasn't overly concerned about the draws but now with the J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] that possibility exists. I think I'd just call the turn. It's a pretty weak bet so he's either scared or hit a big hand. If you're going to raise I think you have to push. A raise to T2k puts about 60% of your stack into the middle and it would be tough to fold on the river unless a 4th [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] hits. I think if you push you only get called by hands that are ahead of you. Therefore, I call and see what he does on the river.

[bruce]

I don't like the flop check with a flush draw and straight draw out there. I would make a pot sized bet on the flop. I don't want to make a half pot continuation bet and allow my opponent to catch a gut shot or pick up a pair with a straight or flush draw.

Bruce

[Lloyd]

You want him to call a 1/2 bet with a gutshot. It's an incorrect call for him, which makes it a correct move for you.