Pot control with flush board

[Chicago_Kid]

This situation makes me so sick. Wondering about my turn check. I felt that Opp could have me, but it was pretty likely I was ahead. To keep the pot small, I checked the turn. Lo and behold the 4th spade comes out like a bad dream. This happens quite often when I'm trying to tread lightly in dark tunnels. Do you fire away and fold to a raise or check?

PokerStars Game #11326963158: Tournament #57474275, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/05 - 16:56:56 (ET)
Table '57474275 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: sertullio (1420 in chips)
Seat 2: Chicago_Kid (1490 in chips)
Seat 3: surf party (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: sharkbite69 (1360 in chips)
Seat 5: M. W. Agger (1600 in chips)
Seat 6: DJAPPA (1410 in chips)
Seat 7: Ivellios007 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: belemnit (1810 in chips)
Seat 9: 31Kevin31 (1440 in chips)
M. W. Agger: posts small blind 10
DJAPPA: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Chicago_Kid [Qh Ah]
Ivellios007: folds
belemnit: calls 20
31Kevin31: folds
sertullio: folds
Chicago_Kid: raises 70 to 90
surf party: folds
sharkbite69: folds
M. W. Agger: folds
DJAPPA: folds
belemnit: calls 70
*** FLOP *** [Ac 6s 6c]
belemnit: checks
Chicago_Kid: bets 150
belemnit: calls 150
*** TURN *** [Ac 6s 6c] [3c]
belemnit: checks
Chicago_Kid: ???
belemnit: TBD
*** RIVER *** [Ac 6s 6c 3c] [Kc]
belemnit: TBD
Chicago_Kid: TBD

[taipan168]

I would check behind on the turn. This is a way ahead/way behind situation so you don't want to put any more money in the pot - if the draw got there you're drawing to an A or 6 on the river, if opp has one then the chance of him hitting on the river is less than 1 in 4.

On the river, that is a seriously ugly card. I would call a very small bet but fold to any reasonable bet.

[Stagemn]

I agree with taipan.

[mcatdog]

In position I'd rather just bet 300 on the turn, folding if he check-raises or calls and donks the river for a significant amount. If he calls and checks a blank river I'd make a small value bet of about 400. Any club or king pretty much kills your hand. That's 1/4 of the deck so I wouldn't call this a way ahead / way behind situation. I don't really mind getting check-raised on the turn (and folding obviously) because if he does that I'll have lost the same amount that I would have lost if I'd checked behind and called a river bet. But you get more value out of weak aces if you play it the way I said IMO.

Checking the turn is a lot better if you have a club in your hand, then there are a lot fewer rivers you hate to see.

[drmcboy]

I agree with Mcat.


as played I think I would want at least 4/1 on a river bet and honestly 5/1 is probably better because this is as close to never a bluff as it gets.