DTD £250 - Easy decision with AQ, not for me!

[muckthenuts]

Think betting the flop is pretty bad. Especially if we eliminate 55 from her range I really don't like it.

As played vs this siZing I think turn is pretty easy fold.really not sure why we'd ever bet this flop though.

Reasons for checking > betting?

I'm like we're 3way with a random BB in the pot. Even if we don't feel we can get 3 streets from worse keeping the lead to be able to decide how big those 2 streets were gonna be seems good. Maybe we can get 3 streets from worse Ax too in a live tourn with our slightly cray image as described.

I also just feel like it makes it way easier to b/f in a 3way pot and that c/calling could get sticky, though i'm not sure if ease of play is a good justification for wanting to choose one line over the other.

[pleno1]

Think betting the flop is pretty bad. Especially if we eliminate 55 from her range I really don't like it.

As played vs this siZing I think turn is pretty easy fold.really not sure why we'd ever bet this flop though.

Interesting she turns up with A9. Bad read from me. Difficult to advise in PHA on exact correct thing to do in-game as we all have different images. I personally find myself betting into every flop when I have the lead. It just suits the way unfeeling comfortable at the table, I make lots of 1/4 pot bluffs on flop and a flop like this one I may well include a 1/4 pot bet to balance. Especially with stack sizes.

Yeah I try not to auto pilot cyber but especially live it's tempting.

We have enough combos that we can check aq IMO. Sets/2pairs/ak also having aq is really bad vs Renee as it blocks one of her main bluff catchers.

I disagree about not expecting her to peel 55 pre I just expect most live players to call all pairs regardless of stack size (could be fine ofc) but I wouldn't expect a9/7/5.

Feel like by checking we sometimes induce a bet from kq/Broadway's kind of hand that will v v v rarely float on this spot. Also if one does have ax then we can do larger sizings ott/ r and get paid and also allow people to make flush/straight draws and take big bet turn / check call river lines.

Also it will be extremely hard to get multiple streets of value here so if our perhaps sole street of value is going to be 1/4 pot it feels like a waste and way too lazy to just write off as auto piloting.