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Check your paired Ace on the Flop, UTG +2, or check/ check raise?????
Cash NLHE: $1/$2; avg stacks $300: Betting top pair on flop from early or middle position. Assume HERO has Ace d/Js offsuit and raises UTG+2, to $12 (standard opening raise for this game) and gets 3 callers (HJ, CO, BB)
Pot PreFlop $48:
FLOP: AH,9S,6C
Here’s my question: Bet 1/3 pot or Check and either check or check raise for value?
I have been experimenting with both plays. The home games I play in are loose aggressive overall, its not unusual to have average pots of $200 plus on a hand and board like the one presented.
My experiment has been checking ,then, call the opponents bet. On the turn i would apply more pressure with a 1/2 pot bet or more is the board turned more scary.
I see many players just leading out with a bet , when their ace pairs the board, and many opponents fold , thus losing value in the hand.
I don’t always check the flop when I have the Ace pairing up but switch it up for randomness sometimes being opponent dependent.
So, what do other players do: bet the paired ace on the dry board/ or check and re raise.
Thanks for your thoughts,
Raisy Daisy “Play every hand…you cant miss ’em all”
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2 Replies
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Hey Rick, I’m excited to hear what the experts think here as I’m not a cash player and hard for me to stomach 6x raises that go 4-ways to the flop. But in general I would say you want to be balanced with your different holdings; with how you would play a flopped set, KQ, underpairs. I’m generally more prone to check/call here as I think that ultimately extracts more value; the check raise should end the hand unless you are beat.
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Steve thanks so much for your comments : regarding your comment , I used to keep firing 1/3 pot sized bets when I connected with a big pair on the flop , however, I would get a lot of folds from opponents and lose value . So I started checking and calling to build the pot . I mix this up so I’m not doing the same always but my bet size remains comparable . It just seems that if I lead out from early position the table knows I likely have an Ace . I agree if I check raise the party is over , but, if I get several callers I’m going to make a pot sized raise and hopefully take it down .
Other training sites say bet small and frequently with marginal made hands and bet larger and often with strong hands and draws (J little site)
I’d be interested in other member thoughts on this play .
Raisy Daisy
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