50nl- cbet flop? PSBs as played?

[unclesteve]

My 2nd hand at the table, villain is complete unknown.

Cereus Network - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

Hero (SB): $50.00
BB: $30.00
UTG: $52.25
CO: $100.50
BTN: $57.05

Hero posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero has A K

fold, fold, BTN raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $5.00, fold, BTN calls $3.50

Flop: ($10.50, 2 players) 7 5 7
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($10.50, 2 players) K
Hero bets $7.25, BTN calls $7.25

River: ($25.00, 2 players) 6
Hero bets $13.50, BTN raises to $44.80, Hero ???

1- with our clean image is it better to just bet flop?

2- I think my turnsizing sucks, PSBtwice to get AI by the river to get max value from his KQ and KJ hands may be better?

3- as played call his jam? awesome odds but he's prolly never bluffing...

ty guys.

[Alexos]

1-probably, yes
2-seems okay, prob why not cbetting is bad.
3-bet a bit bigger and fold to a shove

[shakesss]

1- c-betting flop narrows his range down a bit and it makes it easier to play these rivers. Another consideration ive started taking into account is ppl buying handhistories and having detailed stats on you would could work to ur disadvantage while taking this line. Agree with Alexos about betting bigger in the river coz it narrows his bluff raising range down considerably.

2-I think the turn sizing is pretty good.

3- his river raising range includes more value hands than bluffs I feel but it does hit a very small part of his turn calling range and if hes aware of that he would take advantage of it but i wouldn't factor in that possibility too much at this level.

[unclesteve]

my point about the turn sizing was that if I make a PSB, which I think gets called by the same range in this spot as a 3/4pot bet, then I can ship the river for another PSB and stack his KQ and KJs type hands.

I'm not sure why you guys like 7.25 more than 10.50.

[ilikeaces86]

Sizing isn't that big of a deal on the turn. As played it is a wtf either nut or nothing obviously. Very villain dependent.

[Alexos]

well cuz I don't want to pot turns with my bluffs every time, but focus on the other factors mentionned, turn bet sizing here is of the least importance.