Saturday afternoon at Harrah's Las Vegas. Action has been good and loose. Two new players have just sat down to the table, replacing a fairly large stack and a drunk guy.
Villain in this hand is one of those new players. He is a mid 50s caucasian male with glasses, a mustache and a t-shirt. He sits to the immediate left of his friend who claims it is the first time that villain has played in a casino. Villain appears confused about how to post his blinds. I am guessing that villain and his friend have played in home games together before and that villain may have a very basic understanding of the game. Both villain and his friend bought in for $100 each. This is the second hand they played; villain won his first hand and thus sits with $117.
Hero is a late twenties caucasian male who wears a hoody and listens to music on Bose headphones. I have about $600 in front of me at this point. I've been playing very tight today (VPIP/PFR of 9/7), but villain doesn't know that.
On to the hand. Folds to HJ who calls $2. Hero raises to $12 in CO with A
6
. BTN folds, SB calls, villain calls in BB, HJ calls. Flop comes A
K
5
. Checks to hero who bets $25. SB folds, villain hesitates for 5 seconds and calls, HJ folds. Turn 2
. Hero ???
I found the situation to be a bit tricky, since villain's range is probably wide (given what I know about his experience level) and I have very different objectives depending on his holding. If he has a flush draw then I want to keep him in since he is almost always drawing dead. If he has an ace with a slightly better kicker then I want him to fold. If he has a gutshot then I want to charge him to get there. Assuming that we do bet, what amount do we think plays best against his entire range? Villain has $80 behind.