Interesting situation.

[dsaxton]

Raise or smooth call?

PokerStars Game #2757462460: Hold'em No Limit ($3/$6) - 2005/10/08 - 19:44:04 (ET)
Table 'Bobone' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: turntabletra ($693.30 in chips)
Seat 2: Wideheim ($638.10 in chips)
Seat 3: moussavi26 ($600.15 in chips)
Seat 5: atomblakken ($110.10 in chips)
Seat 6: dsaxton ($576 in chips)
Seat 8: stfu donny ($564 in chips)
Seat 9: Dgamf ($600 in chips)
moussavi26: posts small blind $3
srats: is sitting out
atomblakken: posts big blind $6
Dgamf: posts big blind $6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dsaxton [9c 5c]
dsaxton: raises $18 to $24
stfu donny: folds
Dgamf: folds
turntabletra: folds
Wideheim: calls $24
moussavi26: folds
atomblakken: folds
*** FLOP *** [6s 8c 7h]
dsaxton: bets $36
Wideheim: calls $36
*** TURN *** [6s 8c 7h] [Ac]
dsaxton: checks
Wideheim: bets $66
dsaxton: ???

[a500lbgorilla]

Chances seem good that he hits that ace, take his monies.

If you smoothcall, I really don't see a good plan for the river.

-'rilla

[Bmxicle]

Yeah just raise him, if he has like tt-kk you prolly wont get much more out of him by smooth calling anyways. I make it 160 and then depending on how high his is on the calling station scale i push or value bet the river.

[dsaxton]

Yeah. I raised hoping he flopped a set or hit aces up on the turn.

PokerStars Game #2757462460: Hold'em No Limit ($3/$6) - 2005/10/08 - 19:44:04 (ET)
Table 'Bobone' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: turntabletra ($693.30 in chips)
Seat 2: Wideheim ($638.10 in chips)
Seat 3: moussavi26 ($600.15 in chips)
Seat 5: atomblakken ($110.10 in chips)
Seat 6: dsaxton ($576 in chips)
Seat 8: stfu donny ($564 in chips)
Seat 9: Dgamf ($600 in chips)
moussavi26: posts small blind $3
srats: is sitting out
atomblakken: posts big blind $6
Dgamf: posts big blind $6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dsaxton [9c 5c]
dsaxton: raises $18 to $24
stfu donny: folds
Dgamf: folds
turntabletra: folds
Wideheim: calls $24
moussavi26: folds
atomblakken: folds
*** FLOP *** [6s 8c 7h]
dsaxton: bets $36
Wideheim: calls $36
*** TURN *** [6s 8c 7h] [Ac]
dsaxton: checks
Wideheim: bets $66
dsaxton: raises $84 to $150
Wideheim: folds
dsaxton collected $264 from pot
dsaxton: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $267 | Rake $3
Board [6s 8c 7h Ac]
Seat 1: turntabletra folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Wideheim (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: moussavi26 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: atomblakken (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: dsaxton collected ($264)
Seat 8: stfu donny folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Dgamf folded before Flop

[Demiparadigm]

Dealt to dsaxton [9c 5c]
dsaxton: raises $18 to $24

You so silly.
I don't like the check raise. I think you should continue to lead the turn.
You raised UTG, and checkraised an A on the turn. This shows way too much strength. Very few hands can call you here, where a lot of hands can raise or at least call when you bet the turn.

[dsaxton]

Dealt to dsaxton [9c 5c]
dsaxton: raises $18 to $24

You so silly.
I don't like the check raise. I think you should continue to lead the turn.
You raised UTG, and checkraised an A on the turn. This shows way too much strength. Very few hands can call you here, where a lot of hands can raise or at least call when you bet the turn.

Well, you have to show strength to get money in the pot usually.

I get more money in the pot by check-raising on the turn than I do by leading out. He's going to bet with a very wide range of hands if I check, many of which wouldn't even call a bet. It looks as though I was bluffing the flop, or have a hand like J-J or Q-Q and am afraid of the ace, so he might value bet a pretty wide range of hands, or try to bluff.