AK in SB, $100NL

[CourtesyFlush]

What's my play here? UTG was a fairly tight solid player, not sure about MP.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 6 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

UTG ($202.28)
MP ($105.09)
CO ($105.90)
Button ($138.68)
SB ($100.55)
Hero ($151.10)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $4</font>, MP calls $4, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls $3.

Flop: ($12.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>

Hero ?

What is my move and why?

[xorbie]

My standard is check/call lead turn.

so then you put him on pp?

[UOPokerPlayer]

I like betting ten and folding to big action. You only beat AQ, AJ and a flush draw here. Check-raising is I guess an option but I don't like it. Don't want to give the free card and I don't see a worse hand calling your check-raise, flush-draw-gutshot maybe.

[UOPokerPlayer]

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My standard is check/call lead turn.

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Why is this better than leading, you risk it getting checked around and there is about half the deck I don't want to see.

Edit: What about check-call, check-call, blocker if you want to check the flop?

[xorbie]

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My standard is check/call lead turn.

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Why is this better than leading, you risk it getting checked around and there is about half the deck I don't want to see.

Edit: What about check-call, check-call, blocker if you want to check the flop?

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I don't think this flop is getting checked around. Betting will just induce a raise from almost any hand UTG has, bloating the pot without giving you much informtation.

[ajmargarine]

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My standard is check/call lead turn.

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Why is this better than leading, you risk it getting checked around and there is about half the deck I don't want to see.

Edit: What about check-call, check-call, blocker if you want to check the flop?

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I don't think this flop is getting checked around. Betting will just induce a raise from almost any hand UTG has, bloating the pot without giving you much informtation.

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OK. Hero checks, UTG bets $12, MP folds, Hero calls $12.
Turn brings a 2 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Hero bets what with a $36 pot? $25? And when UTG raises that to $60, what does Hero do?

[xorbie]

This depends on UTG. The idea is that he's less likely to raise a nice hefty bet on the turn without a set, whereas he'll raise the flop with AJ for sure, and possibly AQ. He'll also bet the flop with AQ, AJ, TT, QQ and so on, so we get more value that way.

[LethalRose]

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My standard is check/call lead turn.

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Why is this better than leading, you risk it getting checked around and there is about half the deck I don't want to see.

Edit: What about check-call, check-call, blocker if you want to check the flop?

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I don't think this flop is getting checked around. Betting will just induce a raise from almost any hand UTG has, bloating the pot without giving you much informtation.

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and what information does check/calling leading the turn and getting raised give us? easy fold?

im somewhat confused what you mean by "value" you're either killed in this hand or you're winning a small pot.

[xorbie]

When did I say value?