My interesting AKo hand: June 12

[private joker]

So I folded, and the river was an A.

Showdown was 3-handed between UTG+2, MP1, and SB. SB had KT for the Broadway, MP1 had QJ for 2 pair, and UTG+2 didn't show and I'd have to look back at the hand history for his cards.

Turns out I did have only 4 clean outs, but SB held a T, so I actually had 3 outs. But what matters is that due to the size of the pot on the flop, betting accomplishes virtually nothing, and MP1 was actually lining up a check-raise on the flop with his top 2. I'm not paying 2SBs in a huge pot to see a turn card nor offering everyone 19:1 to call my flop bet.

Sometimes it's right to check a flop with AK. Jason_t's IHC-winning AK hand was one (even though he screwed up and bet it), this is another. The turn is a close fold, with Mike's reasons being pretty solidly explained.