$25nl - AQs TPGK, confusing river

[andy-akb]

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***** Hand History for Game 3968265490 *****
$25 NL Texas Holdem - Thursday, April 13, 17:04:00 ET 2006
Table Table 95862 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 3: AtlFalcon28 ( $21.70 )
Seat 7: AKBaldacci ( $25 )
Seat 5: MisterQ_1 ( $23.60 )
Seat 6: ClowningKong ( $27.70 )
Seat 1: DeadMeat1965 ( $44.40 )
Seat 8: MissedMe ( $25.05 )
Seat 4: fomme ( $17 )
Seat 2: Zhulik ( $11.20 )
Seat 10: kai49er ( $2.65 )
MissedMe posts small blind [$0.10].
kai49er posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to AKBaldacci [ Ad Qd ]
DeadMeat1965 folds.
Zhulik folds.
AtlFalcon28 folds.
fomme folds.
MisterQ_1 calls [$0.25].
stoneyArtis has joined the table.
ClowningKong calls [$0.25].
>You have options at Fine Swine Table!.
AKBaldacci raises [$1].
MissedMe folds.
kai49er folds.
>You have options at Table 95738 Table!.
>You have options at Table 97124 Table!.
MisterQ_1 folds.
ClowningKong calls [$0.75].

Anyways, Im dealt AQs and raise to 4xbb, get one caller [only have about 100 hands on him, but he seems like a calling station]

** Dealing Flop ** [ Ah, Ts, 9c ]
>You have options at Table 97124 Table!.
ClowningKong checks.
AKBaldacci bets [$2].
>You have options at Fine Swine Table!.
ClowningKong calls [$2].

Flop seems relatively harmless, but remember this is $25nl and people love chasing their draws, the AT gives two broadway cards a gutshot, and the T9 gives an OESD. Typically here against somebody that doesnt call a lot Id probably bet around $1.50, but even that isnt always enough to drive out the draws and my hand isnt incredibly strong so I want to take it down here. I bet the pot and he calls.

** Dealing Turn ** [ 6h ]
>You have options at Table 97124 Table!.
ClowningKong checks.
AKBaldacci bets [$4].
ClowningKong calls [$4].

The call didnt mean much on the flop, I was pretty sure they had a hand, probably a weak ace, so I wasnt worried and bet $4 into a pot of $6 on a non scary looking 6h, he calls.

** Dealing River ** [ 5s ]
ClowningKong bets [$7].
>You have options at Fine Swine Table!.
>You have options at Table 95738 Table!.
AKBaldacci calls [$7].

The 5 is definitely a blank, but the villain suddently wakes up and bets $7 into a pot of $14, giving me 3:1 to call. This had me worried but with these odds and how the hand played I dont think I can lay this down, all I bet is AJ or another weak ace that didnt make aces up or a busted draw, but I dont know if Im up against those enough to call. As played, do you call the river? If you would have played it differently, what would you have changed?

[DaHorror]

The turn completes the ass-end of a straight draw...is he enough of a calling station to limp-call with 78o in his position?

I think your call on the end is fine, given the odds...obviously no reason to reraise.

That is definitely a set slow-players flop though, and the turn doesn't cause too much of a reason for one to speed it up (for some players anyway).

[mcatdog]

There are definitely a lot of players against whom I'd fold here. Against an unknown I'd probably call, but I wouldn't like it much.