Live 2/5 - Top Two with AK on Scary Board

[radioheadfan]

Hero ($500) has A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] in the CO. Hero raises to $30 after two limpers. He gets one call from an unknown young asian player ($500) in MP. It goes heads-up to a flop of:

T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($70)

Villian checks. Hero bets $50. Villian calls.

Turn: A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($170)

Villian checks. How much does hero bet here (if anything)?

Also, what is the plan if:

1) Villian calls pot-sized bet on turn then leads for (1/2 - full) pot on river blank
2) Villian min-raises pot-sized bet on turn
3) Hero checks behind turn and then villian leads for pot on a river blank

[gomberg]

This is a tough spot. I'd either bet $125 or chk behind and pick off a bluff on the end. If I bet, that's the last money going into the pot for me unless it's a really small amount in relation to the pot.

[radioheadfan]

Say the $125 gets called on the turn. How much are you willing to call on the river when the 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] hits?

[gomberg]

not much? I guess checking behind would be my default play. The guy will either have a straight or missed flush draw if there's a bet unless he's savvy enough to know you don't have the straight and can't call if he represents one. I would need some type of read here to bet I think.

[flawless_victory]

[ QUOTE ]
Say the $125 gets called on the turn. How much are you willing to call on the river when the 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] hits?

[/ QUOTE ]he said that was the last money hed put in the pot...
i cannot imagine why you want to bet this turn. river is very read dependent.

[swolfe]

i check behind and hope to see one of the 7 cards that improve my hand without flushing the board.

if i check and the river blanks, i'll call a bet, but won't like it.

[radioheadfan]

Without the flush draw up there I like checking behind on the turn. But given that villian could have a worse two pair or a pair plus flush draw type hand, I think a value bet is in order as you wont get action from him unless he improves on the river.

By betting full pot on the turn it's gonna cost him alot of chips to represent that J, even if he just minraises it. Most players are not willing to invest that many chips on a bluff when you could easily have the nuts there and then.

Thoughts?