$22 - top two gets ugly turn card

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $20+$2 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB (t2170)
UTG (t2555)
MP1 (t1595)
Hero (MP2) (t1475)
CO (t2050)
Button (t2525)
SB (t1130)

Hero's M: 32.78

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, K
UTG calls t30, 1 fold, Hero bets t120, 1 fold, Button calls t120, 2 folds, UTG calls t90

Flop: (t405) A, 8, K (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets t400, Button calls t400, 1 fold

Turn: (t1205) 7 (2 players)
Hero ????


No reads on villain other than he seemed to play more like a cash game, ie seeing a bunch of flops in position and then chasing hands, floating flops, etc. What line do you take here?

Ugly spot, but with 1205 in the pot and about 900 chips behind I think you're pot committed. Plus there are plenty of other hands that he could have that you beat that might play like this. I shove the turn.

If we're going to get it in anyway, why not check and let him spazz out. It increases the range of hands we get action from.

Tough spot. I think that you are ahead of a lot of Ax hands that might call your flop bet here. I shove.

I think I would only check the turn if you were hoping to get to showdown, or had a very good read that he would take a stab at the pot here and could pick him off. You would hate to check and have another diamond fall on the river.

Originally Posted by kstarm

You would hate to check and have another diamond fall on the river.

Yep, me too - that's why I wouldn't check the turn.

Probably shove the turn. I see 50/50 call, semi-bluff re-raise on the flop with flush draws. You're probably good, plus you can boat up on the river if you're not.

Originally Posted by baudib

If we're going to get it in anyway, why not check and let him spazz out. It increases the range of hands we get action from.

I sorta like this line, but think you would have to have a pretty solid read that villain will spaz out if you check. The risk is that if you check there are soo many sucky cards for you that could hit the turn you may lose too much value to someone who will stack off with Ax on the flop but will shut down on the turn if another scare card hits.

I'm pretty sure baudib was talking about the turn anyway, but yah shove turn

Originally Posted by Lucothefish

I'm pretty sure baudib was talking about the turn anyway, but yah shove turn

duh, meant to say river, not turn.