hand advice please

[snoopy1239]

Unless blinds were big and one check raise is practically an all-in, I'd bet.

The ace of spades will call any raise that's lower than the pot, plus it disguises your hand which may encourage a set, trips, or even a bluffer, to reraise.

If you bet and find a caller, a check on the turn will often induce a bet from your opponent.

[SupaMonkey]

I would think about it for a bit and then bet about half of the pot and hope i get called. If i get called I would then check the turn if the caller checked it to me hoping that he would fire a bluff at me on the river.

If i get bet at on the turn then i would reraise. If you smooth call his bet on the turn he'll put you on a hand and won't bet or call your bet on the end.

[ifm]

even though the boss was taking the pee, it ain't that bad an idea.
it shows weakness and lets be honest you ain't likely to get any chips here otherwise.

[Longy]

I check the flop and then when it checked round to me on the turn. I bet about 1/3 to 1/2 the pot giving someone odds with a big spade and then bet about 1/2 the pot again on the river unless its a spade an then it all depends on the action before you hopefully!

By the way dave is there a hand in hold em you don't like    ,  etc

[ACE2M]

Personally i make a small bet around double the minimum, you will soon find out if people have got a draw. Straight draw and the nut/high flush draw probably call and you pray another spade hits. In this you also create a pot that someone will fancy a bluff at as the pot becomes desirable, hopefully a dangerous looking card hits the turn and you looking forlorn check it if it is checked around to you. I find you are almost guaranteed to get someone taking a stab at the pot after the river after your show of weakness, hopefully they have hit and your raise will be called. Works online anyway.

[77dave]

i see your point longy  but as it goes in holdem my fav hands are              and    i find them to be very good trapping hands   and as i never get aces i need to play this type of hands
thx for everybodys advice  shame the blinds were so small for me not to get more

[DTD-ACES]

I dont often do this but for once i will .

First of all you were chip leader on the button , after a mid position limp you could have raised to get it heads up with position after the flop and prevent the blinds seeing a cheap flop , however i would have called as you did .

Now you flop a straight flush , three players check to you , you are chip leader on the table and have the button , i would definitely bet this flop probably half the pot , two reasons , one they would expect you to and may decide to make a play back with the bare A , two if they were slow playing a flush they would hope you are going to bet in position so they can reraise and more importantly any caller will have a draw either to the A or K flush or with two pair to a full house , they are not going to put you on either 4 6 of spades or the 6 9 you held , so if they hit on the turn you will get paid .

The key points to this hand are the fact you had the button and were chip leader , two elements that could have been used to disguise your hand .

ACES

[77dave]

thx simon some great advice and something i will def take on board