NL50: linecheck with AK, rivered TOP TOP

[chinz]

i has top top! (link)

UTG+1 is 52/19/1.6 and a huge calling station.

Flop I'd still like to cbet, because BB was 11/8 so I don't really expect him to call this flop with one to act unless he did hit a set or something. So I think it's almost the same as HU flop... I'm not sure about betsizing, whether a little bigger cbet would get more folds. But I don't really think so.

Turn... When UTG+1 called on the flop, I don't think he's folding to this turn, like ever. If he has a pair here, he will call. So I decide to check, but given great odds for my turned draw, I call to draw.

River, I hit one of my perceived outs... and because villain is a huge callingstation, I decided to donkbet, because he's not valuebetting worse but he's certainly calling with a lot of worse hands. When he raises, I don't think I have him beat like never. He has aces up here very often and possible some slowplayed hands.

Would you play this the same, or would you prefer to play some streets different? What I'm most interested in is the flop, do you cbet it or not and with what betsize? Also river betsizing would be interesting, if I'm hoping he'd call with something like 8T, I should've maybe bet a little bit smaller? I'm not too afraid that this guy would interpret it as a weakness and raise with weak hands.

[uofi2012]

WP, imo.

[couriermike]

Every street makes sense. I don't see what you could have done different.

[couriermike]

I like that you just called the turn with the nut draw esp against the station. The only thing you might have done different is check the flop, that's a reasonable option too since it's pretty coordinated.

[given1982]

I'd usually c/f the flop. It's so dry, what worse hands is the station supposed to call with? Otherwise, I think it's fine.

[chinz]

Originally Posted by given1982

I'd usually c/f the flop. It's so dry, what worse hands is the station supposed to call with? Otherwise, I think it's fine.

You're probably right. I was thinking I'm getting that 11/8 guy to fold some PPs and that station would fold air, or possibly call with hands like gutshots and get owned in showdown, that happened a lot to him at that table. Also, if they have hands like J8o and AQ I'd still have to dodge 9 outs with my hand... so I thought there could be some protection value too (I'm not a big fan of betting for protection tho).

[given1982]

Originally Posted by chinz

You're probably right. I was thinking I'm getting that 11/8 guy to fold some PPs and that station would fold air, or possibly call with hands like gutshots and get owned in showdown, that happened a lot to him at that table. Also, if they have hands like J8o and AQ I'd still have to dodge 9 outs with my hand... so I thought there could be some protection value too (I'm not a big fan of betting for protection tho).

I hear you. I don't think betting is terrible. It's a pretty marginal situation.

[Spinage]

I agree that c/folding the flop is probably best, but after that you played it very well .

I would be double barrelling against most opponents though (but as you said, this guy won't fold any pair).