NL50 SH A4s

What is the reason for checking flop?
I would bet flop and bet turn here.
As played you are kind of way ahead / way behind. Better Ax, AJ, AQ, KT are still possible. You really don't rep Ax here so villain can be bluffing a lot. As played (your line is weak) you have to call this down with some frequency. But I guess folding here is not that bad.

Originally posted by la55i
What is the reason for checking flop?
I would bet flop and bet turn here.
As played you are kind of way ahead / way behind. Better Ax, AJ, AQ, KT are still possible. You really don't rep Ax here so villain can be bluffing a lot. As played (your line is weak) you have to call this down with some frequency. But I guess folding here is not that bad.

The reason for the x/c line is to protect my checking range on flop. I also won't get three streets of value so I wanted to bet turn, bet river when villain checked behind on flop. As played, I don't see villain bluff this board 3barrels that often, since it hits my range more than his. Difficult spot though

BTW: thanks for answering so fast to my posts La55i! I like the interaction and to discuss some spots

You 3bet pre and hit top pair. It is standard cbet.
OTF you have x/f range, you hace x/c range (lower pocket pairs, weak hits, gutshots etc..) and the you have x/r range (sets, 2pair, some draws).

I think your checking range is well protected and villain can't attack your checks. When you check call 2 streets as pre flop aggressor it tells villain something about your range. I think you are capped here. Which means that when river is a blank villain can reasonably 3 barrel bluff here. Or bet his KQ,QJ for value.

I might be wrong here..

Originally posted by la55i
You 3bet pre and hit top pair. It is standard cbet.
OTF you have x/f range, you hace x/c range (lower pocket pairs, weak hits, gutshots etc..) and the you have x/r range (sets, 2pair, some draws).

I think your checking range is well protected and villain can't attack your checks. When you check call 2 streets as pre flop aggressor it tells villain something about your range. I think you are capped here. Which means that when river is a blank villain can reasonably 3 barrel bluff here. Or bet his KQ,QJ for value.

I might be wrong here..

You definitely have a point there (KQs, KJs, K10s, QJs) are hands I might 3bet 50% of the time so those would be better to x/c here. Although I like to put some lower Ax in my checking range too, but maybe not on this flop. Thx!

No problem Happy to help.