Snapping off a bluff, Stars $16

[zachaser]

Definitely not standard for me, but how many of you make this call? Main reason I called was that villain's huge river bet didn't make sense to me considering he had played passively so far.

-----Hand 1-----
Heros M = 32.67
PokerStars Game #14185018525: Tournament #72002784, $15+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/12/29 - 17:32:34 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 72002784 1 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Eskizz21 (1825 in chips)
Seat 2: juandenver (1360 in chips)
Seat 3: theotjerk (1390 in chips)
Seat 4: Ankarn (1490 in chips)
Seat 5: Long Cut77 (1830 in chips)
Seat 6: Ecki54 (1210 in chips)
Seat 7: w000tw000t (1465 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: X-Ray is OK (1460 in chips) is sitting out
Hero: posts small blind 15
X-Ray is OK: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jd Jc]
Eskizz21: calls 30
juandenver: folds
theotjerk: folds
Ankarn: folds
X-Ray is OK has returned
Long Cut77: calls 30
Ecki54: calls 30
w000tw000t: folds
Hero: raises 150 to 180
X-Ray is OK: folds
Eskizz21: calls 150
Long Cut77: calls 150
Ecki54: folds
*** FLOP *** [6c 8s Ah]
Hero: checks <-- Typical check with A high flop multiway
Eskizz21: checks
Long Cut77: checks
*** TURN *** [6c 8s Ah] [As] <-- No one bet flop, this makes Ace less likely, now i want action from middle pairs/ draws/ end the hand, so I take a stab.
Hero: bets 300
Eskizz21: calls 300
Long Cut77: folds
*** RIVER *** [6c 8s Ah As] [6d]
Hero: checks
Eskizz21: bets 480 <-- The bet didn't match his previous actions, so I call.
Hero: calls 480

This is the first big hero call I've made in a tournament.

[taipan168]

I think you played this fine, including the turn bet - but once opp calls the turn bet I am out of there on the river. Opp could be slowplaying Ax or a set.

BTW opp's river bet isn't that huge considering the size of the pot. There are ~1170 chips in the pot on the river, it looks like a value bet to me.

[donkbee]

I like your call.

Because you were OOP on the flop and you checked, most villains would bet their ace on the flop. Your turn looks like a steal and no one is going to believe that you have an ace. People call your turn bet with a pair of 6s, 8s, any PP, straight draws, and sometimes even just high cards.

By the river, you hand is massively under represented. Also, you checked, so there is a high chance he is trying to steal the pot (especially if he has less than a pair and believes that betting is the only way to win the pot).

[jmontis]

tough river decision, but a read is a read and I guess you had it. That 480 on the river is like half his stack at that point, that's stronger than him shoving all-in