AQs BB icky hand, 10/20 6m

[DeathDonkey]

I really felt uncomfortable on every street here.
MP is awful loose passive, making the game. CO is a tight TAG and button is a slightly LAGgy TAG.

So basically on the river I thought to myself "I shouldn't have capped the turn so I'm going to make up for that by underplaying the river." I immediately thought I should bet and call a raise (before I saw his hand I swear). Anyway I thought the flop decision was close between trying to get an AK type hand to fold and getting 3 bet by a TAG, once the LP 3 bet it actually played itself I thought.

-DeathDonkey

Party Poker 10/20 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, MP calls, CO calls.

Flop: (12.50 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP 3-bets</font>, CO folds, Button folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (9.75 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP calls.

River: (17.75 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP checks.

Final Pot: 17.75 BB

[Catt]

I don't like the flop raise. I hope I'm not being biased by the river check-through -- I'd like to think I bet the river and call a raise. Loose-passive MP3 has a J, and I'm willing to put in bets on the river banking that he doesn't have the boat and got out of hand on the turn.

[baronzeus]

If you're gonna cap the turn, why not bet the river to go with it?

[MarkL444]

i dont like the flop raise either...what is the point? cleaning up outs?

[DeathDonkey]

In my head at the time it was to clean up Ace outs, or just get in money with a good draw if that didn't work. What about leading the flop to trap people or is this just a flop where I don't want to get aggressive since it seems likely I could be up against an overpair based on the preflop action?

I totally agree about the river check being inconsistent with the turn cap. I basically said to myself as the river was coming down "crap I overplayed the turn, this loose passive guy has a boat way often here and I don't want to pay two bets on the river to see it".

-DeathDonkey