BRAG: So Standard

[Zybomb]

Full Tilt Poker Game #2406873914: Table Dewey (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:25:10 ET - 2007/05/12
Seat 1: lol pozzament ($217.60)
Seat 2: Whatsmytell ($322.10)
Seat 3: zybomb ($507.35)
Seat 4: Minibru ($164.85)
Seat 5: BamYeah ($198)
Seat 6: VLN ($433.50)
BamYeah posts the small blind of $1
VLN posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to zybomb [Qd Ac]
lol pozzament folds
Whatsmytell calls $2
zybomb raises to $9
Minibru calls $9
BamYeah raises to $40
VLN folds
Whatsmytell folds
zybomb calls $31
Minibru folds
*** FLOP *** [5c Ad 5s]
BamYeah has 15 seconds left to act
BamYeah checks
zybomb checks Safe board, so I slowplay and let him think TT or JJ is good
*** TURN *** [5c Ad 5s] [4d]
BamYeah has 15 seconds left to act
BamYeah checks
zybomb bets $50 Note bet size --I just know that I'm getting C/Red all in by TT or JJ, and I've bet the perfecta mount where he has just enough left in his stack to make this raise since its enough to make me fold
BamYeah raises to $158, and is all in Yup, my flop check is genius
zybomb calls $108
BamYeah shows [Jh Jd] Imagine that
zybomb shows [Qd Ac]
*** RIVER *** [5c Ad 5s 4d] [9c]
BamYeah shows two pair, Jacks and Fives
zybomb shows two pair, Aces and Fives

For a little stratgey imput, I think this play is so standard and effective in a spot like this (checking the flop) . For some reason people will always bluff raise all in since they think you are trying to represent the ace. It really works so often

[Talking Poker]

If he leads at the pot for 3/4 pot or so, are you shoving or folding? Just wondering how often you give your opponent credit for AK when you get 3 bet preflop and fired into on a flop like this.

Also, same action as below, but you have AJ. Play it the same? I don't, which is why I'm asking.

[Zybomb]

I likely toss AJo preflop. If I didn't, I think it plays out the same way (given how villain played this hand) just because I don't think villain will reraise preflop and then check both the flop and the turn with an Ace, unless he knows me to be bluff happy, so Im pretty sure Im good

If opponent leads 3/4 the pot into me it becomes a little trickier. A raise for information commits me (in fact it's a shove), so I guess the line is to call the flop in position and hope he surrenders on the turn. The bad thing is if he doesn't (i.e he pushes the turn), am I really folding getting 3:1? Against a standard player I'd probably say thats the line, since they won't put more money in the pot with an ace out there after their flop bets been called, so if they do push the turn it's probably with AK (but the sick thing is this could easily be with AJ also!), but against a more advanced player, he could easily be putting me on a AJ/AQ hand which I'll toss to a turn push getting 3:1 bc they *obviously* have AK here... so now I may call.