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 Originally Posted by celtic123
Na , you only have A high , you dont want to be building the pot.
Having Ace high isn't enough to warrant not betting. Otherwise his flop bet would be bad. We're talking about semi-bluffing so it's not a big deal. :]
If you consider your opponent's range, it looks like a draw or some type of Tx with the occasional 9x or maybe 88-77 type hand. You aren't getting very much of this range to fold, but any Ace or Jack is likely to give you the best hand. Additionally, the turn card doesn't improve your fold equity since it doesn't function as a type of scare card (ie if the turn was a King or an Ace and you bet, he's going to be likely to fold even Tx sometimes). Finally, the turn card doesn't improve your hand to a better draw.
I wouldn't mind barreling a King or even a Queen here as a bluff sometimes. It improves our hand by giving us four more outs, and increases our fold equity by providing a scare card. The only problem is that both of those cards could improve his hand to two pair or a straight a lot of the time, so you might consider checking anyway since your implied odds are going to be higher when you hit your gutshot and you're more likely to be check-raised off of your draw.
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