How to be an EXCELLENT Post-Flop Player?

[imashyboi]

As we all know, no matter how tight you play preflop if you suck postflop you can't win all the money. Most of the money in hold'em is won after the flop which is why I wanted to start this tread. I play hold'em for the money and thats it. Yes its also fun but without actually seeing them laugh or cry when getting busted the game is pretty much about the MONEY. The problem about the game is everyone wants a piece of it but not everyone have the developed skills to beat the game. I certainly don't have the proper skills to beat the game which is why I need some help with postflop strategy. My preflop is pretty good but I might need some help with that as well.

I need some suggestions how to play postflop better. I understand being aggressive and isolating a fish preflop, but the problem is when you don't hit after a raise preflop with a few callers. Say you raise AQo in either early or mid position and have 2 callers, one is semi-tight/aggressive, and the other is a loose passive. Both players don't get out of line much, maybe just a few occations. 3 players and the flop comes KQ7r

1)Would you bet in this spot or check it and see who bets and then calling it down? (This sounds so tight passive however)

2)If you do bet and get c/raised by either player would you determine that your already beat and could call once to see the turn?

3)Bet, get c/raised, and call down both turn and river?

4)What about if you bet and get c/raised but the other player cold-calls making the pot bigger. With implied odds, the pot to the river will give you close to 8-1 to chase that two pair.


Another scenario I wanted to discuss is when you raise with an identical hand preflop, AK-AJ(suited or unsuited) and have a solid player who cold-calls in the CO or button. Again the flop doesn't help you, T88r. At this point my thinking would be, he already has a mid/small pair or a hand just as good as mine(or two overs like KQs/QJs/ATs). What do you do?

1)Would you lead and bet this flop or c/r when he bets?

2)If you bet and he calls, the turn comes out another blank Q. Would this be a perfect flop to bluff on?

3)Whats next if you bet again on the turn and get c/raised on?

4)Keep betting and hopes he folds on the river or he calls a similiar hand that you dominate on the river? (Any idea what to do when you put him on mid/small pairs)


These are just some postflop questions that I have been pondering. Sounds like there isn't a real straight answer but one play should favor another. I am mainly interested on players who play on 5/10 ~ 30/60 tables, 3/6 are welcome too. Lawrence_Ng from Canada once wrote, to be a good postflop player you need to recognize the spots where you want to be aggressive. Can someone expand on this a little more?