Hero-600
Villain-300
I was dealt A
A
in SB. Older white male UTG limped as he had been a bunch. He seemed avg for the live 1/2 scene (limp/call frequently preflop, didn't seem to deviate from basic to poor ABC poker postflop, no issue with drawing, calling down, etc). His image of me, if he was able to pay attention, could be mixed. I had a big stack but had lost a big hand last hand by getting rivered. I tried to appear tilted.
Two other players limped and I raised to 15 which was a pretty standard sizing for the action of the table, only he called.
Flop came 5
6
7
. I think this is a pretty basic b/f vs. someone who has such a wide preflop range. I think that I be 20 and he called without much hesitation.
Turn 2
. I thought for a minute, but decided on a blocking/value bet of 55$. I think that his range still has a bunch of single pairs and oesds. Me having A
blocks a decent number of his potential flush combos I think. He raised quickly to 100 (dealer made it 110 obv), and I thought for about 30 seconds and called. i have direct odds to call as well. He has 150 behind exactly.
River 3
. I checked, he shoved, I tanked and folded.
Main questions: I feel like I should be pot controlling somewhere. Playing a 400bb pot with 1 pair (even against this villain) seems poor. Do you check the flop (doubtful) or check the turn when I now have nfd and the 2 is unlikely to improve him often?
I'm confident my fold was correct in this circumstance (body language, speed of bet, manner of shoveling chips etc), but getting 3:1 on a call here, still folding?
When faced with turn min raise, my only option is to flat right? Shoving can't accomplish much...