AJs on the button.

[DcifrThs]

pretty decent game. two EP players limp and one seemingly loose but mostly unknown guy riases in MP and i call on the button w/ AhJh. bb and limpers call.

flop is 4s3s5x. i have no spades. checked to the raiser who bets i raise ep limper calls pfraiser calls.

As on turn checked to me i bet ep folds pfraiser calls.

river is a blank. pfraiser checks i bet.

-Barron

[elysium]

hi barron

very good. very impressed.

[shemp]

I'm not sure which street is interesting here. The flop?

[Turning Stone Pro]

Your flop raise scares me, mainly because I play like an old woman. I like the way you played the hand, but I fear your are beat by AQ.

TSP

[DcifrThs]

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I'm not sure which street is interesting here. The flop?

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the flop and the river

Barron

[DcifrThs]

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Your flop raise scares me, mainly because I play like an old woman. I like the way you played the hand, but I fear your are beat by AQ.

TSP

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interesting you think that...wouldn't the AQ want to bet the turn to prevent a flush card hitting for free (unless he had precisely the AQs)

would you check behind the river?

on the flop i think if i continue i have to raise. although my outs are not entirely clean, i have enough semi clean outs to continue, especially vs. a loose pf player.

given im continuing a call does nothing to improve my chances to win and lets a gutter w/ pair outs call for a bet

also high spades will often peel a card for 1 bet but not 2.

-Barron

[Turning Stone Pro]

Its late and I've been playing all night, so my judgment might be off, but here goes.

For an unkown fellow, i dont think it would be unusual for him to check a big ace on the turn. you cold-called pf, and raised on the flop. i think it would be highly aggressive for him to lead into you with only A high, with another player in the hand, when you have shown considerable strength.

I think he has the odds to try to spike a big card by checking the turn and seeing what happens.

I also dont think you would get high spades out for one or two bets in this spot.

That being said, I understand your concern with just calling the flop and letting all sorts of pair + gutshots in for 1 bet. I feel the flop raise is ok.

I would bet the turn to make 1 card spade draws pay, but definately check the river.

Interesting hand.

TSP

[mike l.]

so what was your question?

[DeezNutz3]

I really hate the flop line. You CC and raise and an ugly board for AJh. I think you should bet the turn and river as you did.

[DcifrThs]

i bet the river and he folded...

so i still think the river is the 'closest' part of the hand...

i wanted to consider 3betting pf, and checking the river.

river was thin indeed but quite possibly +ev
-Barron