Good old AQ again..

Should I push this flop?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button (t3820)
SB (t520)
BB (t1270)
UTG (t2220)
MP1 (t1440)
Hero (t2400)
CO (t1830)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q, A.
1 fold, MP1 calls t100, Hero raises to t400, 4 folds, MP1 calls t300.

Flop: (t950) 8, A, K (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets t500, MP1 calls t500.

Turn: (t1950) T (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets t600, MP1 calls t540 (All-In).

River: (t3090) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t3090

Results in white below:
MP1 has Th Td (three of a kind, tens).
Hero has Qh Ad (one pair, aces).
Outcome: MP1 wins t3030. Hero wins t60.

His flop call was very questionable but your bet was weak. As a rule start betting 2/3 of the pot when you flop a gd hand. Well in fact always bet 2/3 of the pot when you have a hand or you are c betting. A bet around 700 should take it down here unless he is a complete machine gunner. What stake is this?

only a $5.50 donkfest sng. I wanted him all in on the flop but thought the bet of around half his stack would be more likely to work. If he folds to that he folds to a push, and i figured he'd be more likely to put his chips in 'on his terms'. His call was damn weird, he's hardly gonna fold later on.

Agree with you about the 2/3 pot cbet but that's why i went for the 1/2 pot at the time.

Originally Posted by davidab157

only a $5.50 donkfest sng. I wanted him all in on the flop but thought the bet of around half his stack would be more likely to work. If he folds to that he folds to a push, and i figured he'd be more likely to put his chips in 'on his terms'. His call was damn weird, he's hardly gonna fold later on.

Agree with you about the 2/3 pot cbet but that's why i went for the 1/2 pot at the time.

Your hand isn't strong enough to induce action. Take it down on the flop and move on. Only induce action with monstors. Top 2 pair and above.

you played this fine imo. althought i may bet flop slightly harder, like maybe 650ish

villian basically has a 2 card draw on the flop.. hes not gonna draw out on you enough on the turn to make it profitable for him to call ur flop bet with such short stacks even if he is able to stack u when he does hit his 2 outer.

you getting him to call off 500 chips on the flop while he is significantly behind is already very +ev for you even if he hits and stacks you on the turn