Yesterday and today I experienced almost twice the same situation. And I do not know what to do.

So I ask for your help.

A)

Yesterday I had AsAc in the big blind. I had just arrived at the table and I did not know my opponents. I raise preflop. Two callers (MP and CO) (both are full stack) against me. The flop is Kh Th 7h.

What to do on flop?
1) Bet-fold?
2) Check-Call?

B) Today... a somewhat similar situation.

I have AcQc in the small blind. I am sitting at the table for 30 minutes. I raise, two callers ( CO and Button). Boths are full stack. CO appears to be a TAG and Button a fish. The flop is As Qs 2s. So I have double pair but no spades.

What to do on flop?
1) Bet-fold?
2) Check-call?

Thank you very much in advance!

A) Easy B/F
B) A little tougher but I still probably B/F readless

Grunch

Both are B/f in general, but versus some opponents they might bet B/C or B/3B.

yeah i'm 1 not check folding either, the 2nd i'm bet calling/3 betting vs most opponents

1) not folding aces. even can play like c/r
2) check-call to see turn. depends on the opp also

I'm quite interested in why you advocate these

Grunch
There is lots of key information that is left out to give good responses. 100 BB effective I assume? Raise size/pot size?

1) This flop is coordinated, but I don't know that I am bet folding here as you get raised by a lot of draws qj, 87h, a7h, sets, random kq hands etc. I am betting and probably getting it in vs 1 villain on the flop, but more than likely. I bet flop check turn and evaluate rivers.

I'd rather c/f flop than c/c and have no clue where we are at.

2) Get it in vs fish, might be folding to the tag. Without better reads this is tough. But a tag would probably try to get you to fold with a hand like ksqx or axks. There shouldn't be many flushes in a true tags range. If you actually think he is a tag I only see kjss,ktss, jtss in his range.

C/call is bad on both

Never. Hero has top two pair. Yes the board is monotone, so caution is in order since there could be a made flush. But by betting we (a) try to extract some value if any is to be had, and (b) protect our hand by punishing draws. Make a pot-sized bet to deny drawing odds, and fold to a re-raise.

In both cases, was the action limped to you? Or did someone open with a raise and then flat your 3-bet?

That second hand, someone can easily raise you with AXs, so I would be more inclined to bet/call flop and then jam non spade turns.

First hand is extremely read dependant. In some spots, I might even c/r/f here if stacks are deep enough. Hard for tight villains to continue with a non nut flush here. Yes this turns our hand somewhat into a bluff though we may get some value from TP hands.