3bet pot - turn spot

[MrBoefie]

Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
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BB: $88.74 (88.7 bb)
MP: $103 (103 bb)
Hero (CO): $100 (100 bb)
BTN: $35.50 (35.5 bb)
SB: $123.52 (123.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A K
MP raises to $3, Hero raises to $8, 3 folds, MP calls $5

Flop: ($17.50) 4 T 5 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $10, MP calls $10

Turn: ($37.50) A (2 players)
MP checks, Hero?

No history. Would you prefer a BF on turn or check behind?

[jjooeeyy]

I would bet. Idk, don't really see a reason to check back here. We have the best hand very often, can get value and also need to protect our hand. He can easily have some Ax in his flopcallingrange.

Idk if b/c is bad, but just seems like he issn't gonna have a flush often at all given that he issn't gonna defend alot of suited stuff pre in these positions. And with some of his flushdraws he could c/r flop to GII. And with AQ,AJ or sth he might just GII to protect his hand if he doesn't have a diamond in it. What do u think?

[MrBoefie]

I feel betting the turn is best to charge his Ax and Tx hands. x being a lot of diamonds which I didnt want to give a free ride to river. However Im not sure if villain is capable of floating say AQ, AJ on the flop.

If we do get shoved on on the turn I feel a bit silly with my AK. I don't think I can call, which saddens me with such a beautiful hand. Maybe I should be ok BF the turn, but it got me thinking whether checking behind is ever good.

[Kitsune101]

Originally Posted by MrBoefie

No history. Would you prefer a BF on turn or check behind?

I prefer a bet on the turn. Because:

1. Villain can call with alot worst
2. You dont give a free card to some random diamond
3. I bluff here a decent % so I think i shld be betting an Ace here almost always

[DRUK88]

I would def bet, he's gonna call again with pair+diamond, gutshot+diamond, worse Ax.

Whether we b/f or b/c depends on whether you think he shoves KdQx etc or not.

[Donktard]

who is calling the flop with KQo?

[DRUK88]

Originally Posted by Donktard

who is calling the flop with KQo?

Fish callstations.

[ssells73]

We should be betting this turn b/c all of our air type hands in our perceived range would be betting this spot which should widen his calling range. All our air + a lot of our big diamond hands are betting this turn...so we gotta bet

Also I highly doubt anyone is c/c the flop w/ kq here w/out a very specific read and history