How would you play this hand?

Came across this play last night. Hopefully my format is readable.

SB: --,--
BB: --,--
MP1: --,--
Hero: A,K
MP3: --,--
MP4: --,--
MP5: --,--
Button: --,--

SB: post .01
BB: post .02
MP1: fold
Hero: bet .06
MP3: call .06
MP4: fold
MP5: call .06
Button: call .06
>SB: fold
>BB: fold
POT - .27

RIVER: 9 K 3
Hero: bet .15
MP3: call .15
MP5: fold
Button: call .15
POT - .72

FLOP: 6
Hero: bet .60
MP3: fold
Button: raise 1.20
>Hero: call .60
POT - 3.12

RIVER: 6
Hero: ??

Finish in white text:
Hero: checks
Button: checks

Hero wins with Two Pair (Kings and Sixes)
Button: mucks


So this guy was obviously bluffing or playing a weaker pair, but the raise on the first 6 followed by the second six made me stop and think. Later I thought I should have bet at the river about 1/2 of the pot to seal the deal, and fold if he reraised. Which is the better play?

I like the preflop.
Bet 0.20 on the flop.
Bet 0.50 on the turn and fold when I get raised.


As played check the river and call up to a 1/3 the pot bet.

Oh and post in the Hand Histories forum next time please.

Will do, thanks.

I have never played .01/.02 but shouldn't you raise more preflop. I would think the standard respected raise at this level would be .10.

Originally Posted by Irisheyes

I like the preflop.
Bet 0.20 on the flop.
Bet 0.50 on the turn and fold when I get raised.

As played check the river and call up to a 1/3 the pot bet.

Thanks Irish. I bet ~1/2 the pot on the flop to try to keep a few players in since I didn't see any danger of a straight or flush. Why only 3/4 pot on the turn?

Originally Posted by Renton

I have never played .01/.02 but shouldn't you raise more preflop. I would think the standard respected raise at this level would be .10.

It was a home game tournament style, so the values were $1 chipwise (like $1/$2 NL). I just changed it to .01/.02 and scaled everything to ratio. It wasn't actual cash in play.

Originally Posted by Losung

I bet ~1/2 the pot on the flop to try to keep a few players in since I didn't see any danger of a straight or flush.

I think I'd still rather get 1 or 2 of these guys out. Theres just too many.

Originally Posted by Losung

Why only 3/4 pot on the turn?

Because if I bet big on the flop then I figure anyone who is still in by the turn has a vested interest in the hand. He could have a set etc. I'm getting slightly suspicious and I want to keep it cheepish incase I get raised and need to fold.

Btw, I like the preflop because at these levels the iscolate and c-bet doesn't work. Especially out of position. So just build a pot and bet if you hit.

Originally Posted by Irisheyes

Btw, I like the preflop because at these levels the iscolate and c-bet doesn't work. Especially out of position. So just build a pot and bet if you hit.

Sorry not familiar with the terms you used. Isolate and c-bet? 100x ?

For me to isolate would mean I raise big enough before the flop to try to fold out all but one opponent.

Then on the flop, for me to make a c-bet (short for continuation bet) would mean that I bet at the pot regardless of weather the flop connected with me. I am continuing my preflop aggression in the hopes of convincing the other players that I have AA or Top Pair Good Kicker (TPGK) on the flop.

I feel that these tactics don't work too well at low stakes because there is too many people who love to call you down with a marginal hand. Marginal though it may be, it is still good enough to beat your missed continuation bet hand.