Top 2 on flush board

[nietzreznor]

Pokerstars 1/2 6max

I am button with AKo. Effective stacks are $200.

UTG limps, folds to me, I raise to $8, only BB (Villain) calls.

I've played a few hands with Villain, seems decent, hasnt done anything out of line yet.


Flop ($18): A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8

Villain bets $10, I raise to $32, Villain calls.

(I think my raise should have been a little bigger here...)

Turn ($80): 2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Villain checks, I check

River ($80): 3

Villain bets $60, I call


Is this line decent? I feel like betting the turn may have been better. Is the river call standard? Any comments on my line would be appreciated...

[EMcWilliams]

I think you should bet the turn to probe too see where you are in the hand. A 1/2 potish bet does the trick here, and if Villian raises, drop it. If he just calls you are giving yourself better odds to call a river bet.

[fuzzbox]

Make it 50 on the flop.

The rest is ok. Villains dont often bet the river with worse hands here though, so we could be clever and fold. Personally - Im not that clever.

[nietzreznor]

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The rest is ok. Villains dont often bet the river with worse hands here though, so we could be clever and fold. Personally - Im not that clever.

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Me neither. He tabled QJ [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and MHING.

The flop raise definitely should have been higher, but my other concern is the turn. Is this a standard check behind, or would bet/fold be a viable option?

[ajmargarine]

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Is this a standard check behind, or would bet/fold be a viable option?

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I prefer to check behind. If he's drawing, he likely just made his draw. Use the turn bet that you don't make, to maybe call the river bet that he makes; saves you $$$, and gives you the chance to spike an A or K.

And what about giving a free card?? Meh.

[Isura]

Is the 8 also a heart?

I call the flop. Make him think you have the nut flush (of course this sucks if he has the nut flush - but what are the chances).