I normally would fold here, but I had not played a hand in a couple of orbits, and the guy in the bb had done nothing but check or call all session. Should I have bet more on the turn or river? I did not think he would call a push on the river, so I bet about two-thirds of the pot. Villian used the max amount of time before calling.


Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
6 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $24.55
UTG+1: $25.85
CO: $26.10
Button: $27.40
Hero: $31.90
BB: $44.90

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with
UTG calls, 2 folds, Button calls, Hero calls, BB checks.

Flop: ($1, 4 players)
Hero bets $0.95, BB calls, UTG raises to $1.9, Button folds, Hero calls, BB calls.

Turn: ($6.7, 3 players)
Hero bets $4, BB folds, UTG calls.

River: ($14.7, 2 players)
Hero bets $12.5, UTG calls.

Results:
Final pot: $39.7
Hero showed 6h Ah
UTG mucks 2s Qs

I think you played this hand really well.

He obviously has a hand better than a pair of aces with a 6 kicker on the flop, you have no fold equity, so pushing is a bad idea. His pitiful raise gives you great odds to chase your flush, so chase away.

Most of the time a villain will turn up with A2 or 22 here, maybe a smaller flush draw. Reraising the flop does you no good.

This hand is a great example of why you should bet your strong draws.

...and obv. I make a mistake by pushing .

I agree with what Semillon wrote and TBH it's something i am working on myself..