Pocket A's on scarey board....

Villain was typical limp caller...played lots of pots but played them fairy weak...
Standard fold on river?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Villain (MP2) ($2.91)
MP3 ($2.70)
CO ($2.96)
Button ($2.93)
SB ($0.98)
BB ($3.88)
Hero (UTG) ($3.13)
UTG+1 ($1.48)
MP1 ($0.97)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif
Hero bets $0.08, UTG+1 calls $0.08, 1 fold, Villain calls $0.08, 2 folds, Button calls $0.08, 1 fold, BB calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.41) 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (5 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.36, 1 fold, Villain calls $0.36, Button calls $0.36, 1 fold

Turn: ($1.49) 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (3 players)
Hero bets $1, Villain calls $1, 1 fold

River: ($3.49) 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, Villain bets $1.47 (All-In), Hero ?

Total pot: $3.49 | Rake: $0.15

He prob has me beat??

I would of raised more pre-flop, I want to get them all-in preflop to avoid decisions like this and also to bring the post flop stack to pot ratio down.

But as played, I think I have to throw those AA away and fold, you said he plays alot of pots, and weakly. I can see him on a 9,10 trying to draw out on you and then he hits the FH on the river. Also any 7 or 9 beats you, and if this guy plays alot of pots, he could be on A7, A9. This is tough to call without more intel.

As played, you should have bet river since you both only have $1.50 behind. It's really too late to stop here unless you're set on folding. With your reads, he looks like he has a strong hand, but you also look really weak on the river so he knows his flush is good. You've got 1.5:5 pot odds, so it only needs to be a bluff or a jack 1/5 of the time. Then again, if he really is weak, we expect a check behind with a jack or less, so I don't think calling is ever the right option despite the good odds. If you think he would call with a jack, or he's able to fold a flush, bet, if not c/f. Never c/c in this spot with an overpair.

What do you think his calling range PF is? would it include 97, J9 or J7? If it is that wide, I probably c/f turn, since I expect him to check behind most of the time. A small bet on turn would be hard to fold to because your nut flush outs, but the reverse implied odds make it easier. I don't think betting the turn is good because you might scare too many worse hands (jacks, flush draws) and only get better hands calling you.

Yeah, you're pot committed towards the end, it really doesn't matter at this point and this looks like to me a tptk type scenario, when that second 7 came up I was waiting for the raise.

Id feel commited in this spot and call it off. Also, given action I agree on raising more pre, not so much to "avoid decisions later", but for value if they´re going to call anyway.

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Originally Posted by Vinland

He prob has me beat??

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yea if he has you beat 51% of the time it's an easy fold

I'd feel committed at this point. One of those hands I'm willing to get it all in on. If you're beat I take note of the hand and buy back in.

I think you've gotta just suck it up, you're committed. Also *don't* raise more preflop 4x is plenty.

The PFR is ok, at $2nl you can get away with a couple of BBs extra for value though. I've seen $0.20 openers get called by crap.

Flop: It's a super drawy board, you should be betting the whole pot here ($0.41 not $0.36) to hopefully slim the field down.
Turn: Death card. It's likely to have helped him and a bet here commits you, but as you're holding the Ad I'd lead 2/3 pot here and...
River: This runner runner was sponsored by satan. It's a check/call here - if you bet, the only hands that call will be hands that have you crushed. At least by checking you can allow a bluff in too.

unless table is zealously passive, i'm checking the flop and evaluating action behind me. if there's a bet and a raise you know that you need to proceed with caution, and if there's a bet, you c/r (effective play at these limits 'casue no one realizes that it's a show of strength) and they call then you have a much better idea of his range. as played villain has anything