my first use of 3rd level thinking....

[ellipse_87]

(grunch)

The thing about this hand is that there are 3 overcards on the flop and 6 of our 10 outs suck. A King gives us the ass-end, and a 9 has us losing to Kx.

With his aggression we can safely count on a turn raise, and, given the three overcards, we don't have the odds to bet and call down. (We'd need 27%).

[benkath1]

I see nothing wrong with this hand. I'd keep firing. If he's defending with a lone A then why give him a free card? If he's matched the board HU I don't think he's just calling a flop bet. IF you get popped on the turn then you have to start thinking.

Can we see the rest of the hand?

[string4]

*in the dark, critique welcome*

Unless if I'm developed a table image of a constant bluffer, I'm betting the turn here. You might need improvement to win, but it is a larger sized pot. 1.7 isn't what I would call terribly aggressive, so his call on the flop could either represent a smooth-calling slowplayed monster, or, (my best guess) he's drawing as cheap as possible since it is a larger pot. By betting on the turn, i can also get more information to direct what i'm gonna do on the river.