When do you pull back?

[Sandwich]

So it's the very early stages of a low buy-in MTT and I have about 1500 chips, Button has about 2000.

I get A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] in MP. Four of us see the flop:

A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Top pair bad kicker plus the nut flush draw.

BB checks to me, I bet 100, LP folds, button calls, BB folds.

Now I don't know if Button has Ace w/ a better kicker or what, because his call could mean he is just chasing like these guys tend to do or maybe he actually has a hand.

So it's me and the Button to see the Turn:

9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

I bet 300, BB calls. Okay.

River is:
A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

I bet 800.

Comments on my play?

Result:
<font color="white"> BB had the 6 and 7 of spades</font>

[pzhon]

You should state the size of the blinds. It's hard to interpret the action after your bet of 100 on the flop without knowing how much was in the pot.

When you get to the river, why bet about the pot rather than checking behind? What worse hands will call, or what better hands will fold? It's possible that worse hands (TT, perhaps) will call if you make a smaller bet, but I would check behind and expect to see either an ace with a better kicker or a missed flush draw. After your river bet of most of your stack, will you call the rest if you are check-raised? Your river bet puts you in a horrible position.

[SossMan]

I really think you should have checked the river.