AK - Thoughts on play

Backstabr · #1 05-09-2005, 07:15 AM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (9 handed) converter

CO ($54.25)
Button ($37.95)
SB ($23.75)
Hero ($50)
UTG ($50)
UTG+1 ($81.97)
MP1 ($65.95)
MP2 ($50)
MP3 ($49.5)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25. UTG posts a blind of $0.5.
UTG (poster) checks, 5 folds, Button calls $0.50, SB (poster) completes, Hero raises to $2, UTG folds, Button calls $2, SB folds.

Flop: ($6) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $4, Button calls $4.

Turn: ($14) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $7, Button calls $7.

River: ($28) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $10, Button raises to $20, Hero calls $10.

Final Pot: $68

His river raise scares me, but I see no way out of it. Thoughts on other streets? Am I making any mistakes?

snappo · #2 05-09-2005, 07:22 AM

I think check/calling this river is a good option. You lose less money when you're beat than bet/calling and you allow a missed flush draw to bluff.

texasholdemnut · #3 05-09-2005, 08:07 AM

yea I agree, the call on 4th street concerns me. I'm checking the river to see what he does. I think he has the 10, but hard to say, could be a busted flush draw. He could also be sitting with a gutshot, and hit on the river but that would be a very loose call on 4th st, depends on your reads on him.

PoBoy321 · #4 05-09-2005, 08:11 AM

You don't think that J9 or JK [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] are possible holdings for the villain?

Either way, I agree with you and I think that I would check the river.

Soul Daddy · #5 05-09-2005, 05:57 PM

I concur with the others and check the river. I probably bet closer to $10 on the turn as well.