AcKc
300 effective CO, tag but most active player raising a lot pre

Utg was limping AK pre, wasn’t afraid to play big pots, understood bet sizing, and made some good folds

Four limps I make it 20, utg calls and everyone else folds

Flop (40)
Ad5h4h

He donks 35
I considered raising but flatted

Turn (110)
Kh

He checks I bet 80
He snap calls

River (270)
Qs

He checks
What now? 165 left

He has 5 combos of AQ I beat, 1 of A5s and A4s each. He also has sets of 4 and 5s.

Additionally he should take longer on the turn if he had a flush to think about raising, but I don’t have a read to confirm this thought.

Jam and profit.

I am putting him on JJ/10s, and a few weak AhX hands. While I am scared of him trying to trap, and just calling you down rather than donking again, I lean towards jam. His 35 donk doesn't seem to imply flush draw, and the only hand that really got there on the river was J10 and JJ, J10 really doesn't make sense considering his play unless he has exactly J10h.

On the other hand, what hands do you beat that call here? AQ, A5 maybe (and he might have gotten scared of the flush, even though he quick called).

I don't think there is an issue with checking it back here, not because I don't think you're good, but I don't see a ton of hands that you beat that call here, especially considering V description.

I was talking myself into checking, but I really think this guy probably has a weak Ace, and despite him being good, too many people in 1/2 just go "top pair, gotta call". Literally took someone's full buy in a hand after he sat down when I had a sit and he had "top tops, had to go with it" on a J high board. GII, but expect him to fold a ton. Putting him on AQ/A5 with the ace of hearts.

Well, he wouldn’t check a flush or a set. An ABC player at this level might donk two pair on this flop with the FD on board. He might snap off the turn hoping you have Aq. When the Q rivers, he gives up and checks.

I’m not certain what we’re targeting for value on this river. So I’m jamming hoping to make it look polarizing for a crying call from A5/A4.

Jam and hope he folds a chop or calls with worse (not sure what worse he's calling with, though, unless you've been bluffing).

EZ jam. Snap call on the turn screams Ax. You beat every two pair hand out there and I just find it hard to believe that he plays a flush this way.

Agreed, I don't think he ever checks a flush on the river given this run out. Jack is a terrible card if H has a bluffcatcher type hand. No one wants there "nuts" to be checked back.

Shove. Most players donk with some random pair trying to "find out where they're at". Since you just called he gained nothing so now he doesnt know what you have. He called a good sized turn bet though, so that pushes him up to top pair.

And technically I wouldnt absolutely loathe a check back just because live players WILL check flushes hoping to induce and it's pretty evident that you have a good hand. But I'm sticking with jam. Or you know, be really cute and bet like $75 and get a crying call from that Ace rag.

Bet 80 again. Snap call can just be having Ah. If he can “make good folds” jamming that board will get a A5o A4 and 54o to fold especially with flush out there

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