set - good looking board for me - how to extract?

[Staresy]

4th hand of a Stars 22. Catch a near perfect flop for me. In position, set up, A on board. How do I extract maximum value or do I just accept that, if villian is without an Ace, I have made the most I can here?

raise the flop?

PokerStars $20+2 No-Limit Hold'em SnG, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed)

MP2 (t1440)
CO (t1470)
Staresy (t1470)
SB (t1420)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t2770)
UTG+1 (t1670)
MP1 (t1760)

Preflop: Staresy is Button with 5, 5.
3 folds, MP2 raises to t80, 1 fold, Staresy calls t80, 2 folds.

Flop: (t190) 7, 5, A (2 players)
MP2 bets t220, Staresy calls t220.

Turn: (t630) K (2 players)
MP2 checks, Staresy bets t300, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: t930

[Lcplinfalt]

Doesnt look like there was much to extract here. Check behind on turn, I dont like that play so Id be left with your play exactly.

[drmcboy]

either raise flop, OR check behind on turn. If the river beats me I'm OK with it, it's very unlikely a free card hurts you. TT MAY bet again on river, but probably not, so I'd lean to raising flop and hoping for the A.

[Staresy]

check behind on the turn was definitely the play.

I was tempted to raise the flop. Was thinking to ~540. Any thoughts?

[cardsman1992]

I would have played it the same way. Let him have a card to catch up with. I would have probably taken it down on the turn as well and been happy with it. I don't think he had an ace or he would have come along. He made his one play at the pot and decided to give it up. No more chips to get here....

[zarry]

Double his flop raise... check behind on turn shoot on the river if he checks again

[drmcboy]

575, I like x75s. But yes, that neighborhood is good. It's too small for him to fold almost any A he raised pre flop, and it's fold-able enough he MIGHT put you on a draw. Min raise is no good, anything over 600 sets off alarm bells for AJ.

[donkbee]

Double his flop raise

I don't like this at all, it screams monster.


Ehh I probably play it the same way as you, Staresy, but I agree that checking behind on the turn sounds kinda good.