Embarassingly Butchered AQ Hand

Not to beat a dead horse, but check-raising the flop would have put you in a much better position to make an educated decision on the turn - if it got that far.

Given you check-called the flop, I think your only options on the turn are raise or fold. I would fold.

[Gar Pike]

Once the button raised PF, I would have re-raised to about 120. If that didn't take it down, fire out about 120 or 150 on the flop.

If you get called or raised, well you're OOP, you have TPGK on a scary board. Throw a couple black chips out there and fold to a raise?

You might still be ahead, but there's a reasonable chance you're behind a set, str8 or flush. If you want to pay to find out, go ahead, it won't kill you. People will be less willing to bluff into you, that's for sure.

Thing is, if you show strength from EP a couple of times, a) You might not be faced with an all-in on the river
b) You can fold with a cleaner conscience if you are
c) You'll still have a lot of chips left if you do.

If he's being tricky, you'll have plenty of time to find out, and to figure out a way to use that against him.

Regards

Gar

[se2schul]

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This is on Stars. The stacks are actually 50% larger than they are in the $55s.

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My bad. Ya, raise the flop.

[AliasMrJones]

What's all this check/call crap. We're kickin you outta the club. j/k. I'd either bet out or check-raise that flop. Whether you won or not, you're spewing chips at least on the turn most of time, I think.