Aces hand

[Dead]

I feel like I should have folded the turn, but I called it down anyway. I had no read on villain.

Should I have checked the turn through and called a river bet? I'm thinking now that this would have been the optimal strategy.


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Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (16 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(8 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls.

Turn: (9.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: (13.50 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 15.50 BB

[Axioms]

I'd call him down. I'd do it because of my investment so far, to get a better read on him for future hands, and because check-raising the river to push someone off a draw or medium pair here is something I do and it works against your average player. (the evidence for this claim is anecdotal since I'm not using PT yet)

My newbie opinion.

[Niediam]

The pot is way too big to play weak here without a very good read on the villian. Yes, you may be drawing to two outs... but villian could easily be playing any pocket pair here, his flush draw, or maybe just taking a stab at the pot.