bjizzle44 said:

I flop top pr top kicker on fairly dry flop. Betting to protect against FD and betting to gain max value from weaker aces. I normally keep results hidden but this has happen to me some times b4 and it is obv a huge leak in my game where I'm barrelling all streets only to be dominated by a set. How can we avoid or can we get away here?

 

bjizz

Poker Stars $2.00 No Limit Hold'em Tournament – t150/t300 Blinds + t40 – 7 players
TournamentPokerEdge.com Hand History Converter

Flynt88 (SB): BB = 30.2, t9059
papucidespok (BB): BB = 16.4, t4921
SaxyBoy81 (UTG): BB = 15.2, t4571
Hero (UTG+1): BB = 50.5, t15160
Nik(Kh_UA) (MP): BB = 49.5, t14835
Newave (CO): BB = 29.2, t8766
Queenofbsf (BTN): BB = 71.1, t21331

Pre Flop: (t730) Hero is UTG+1 with K A
1 fold, Hero raises to t750, Nik(Kh_UA) calls t750, 1 fold, Queenofbsf calls t750, 2 folds

Flop: (t2980) 5 9 A (3 players)
Hero bets t1055, Nik(Kh_UA) calls t1055, Queenofbsf folds

Turn: (t5090) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets t4200, Nik(Kh_UA) calls t4200

River: (t13490) Q (2 players)
Hero bets t9115 all in, Nik(Kh_UA) calls t8790 all in

Final Pot: t31070
Hero shows Ks Ah (a pair of Aces)
Nik(Kh_UA) shows 9s 9h (three of a kind, Nines)
Nik(Kh_UA) wins t31070

o I should mention as well that this is one of the 2.20 90m on stars with 14 to play and 12 pay. i was 4 in chips start of hand.

bjizz

Not much you can do here, bet size doesn't matter as he is never folding no matter what you bet. You could have checked the river to save but opp. is probably betting to a check 100% since it looks like a surrender.

I prefer to check/call river to get money from busted draw. Doubt, that A with lower kicker going to pay 3 streets, our bet on the river screams that we have AJ+, even AQ+ and better.

bennymacca said:

i would bet slightly more on the flop, like 1455 or something, and a little less on the turn. 

 

other than that, you played it ok, just got coolered. 

 

you could possibly check-eval river because AQ got there and to let the missed club draws try to bluff off, but i think you played it ok. 

very strong advice. ty. if we do chk/call the river wt bet sizing can we call.  i assume we'd have to turn it loose against a shove or a  3/4 bet sizing.  very strong advice tho. hopefully i'll remember this when i run into this again.

bjizz