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AQs and A, 10, 5 flop no flush draw AQs and A, 10, 5 flop no flush draw

11-16-2021 , 12:26 PM
Hi guys, wanted to ask a few opinions here, on how to play the following hand?

I got AQs small blind, raise 3x the blind, big blind calls. So I'm out of position here.

Flop: A, 10, 5 (all different types no flush draw).

I bet 40% , get called.

Turn: 4,

I bet 50%, get caalled.

River 4,

I bet 25-30% get re-raised with 3x. I called but He had AT and took the pot.

Took into consideration on my decision:
It was a hand played at NL2 (you expect there a lot of amateurs, He could have A<anything>. They also chase any kind of draw, like he could have KQ, KJ, 23, 34, 42).

Opinions?
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11-16-2021 , 05:03 PM
Hey,

Preflop and flop betting was fine, but I think the biggest mistake was triple barreling. Him calling the flop is pretty standard with an Ace or a Ten, but as soon as he calls your bet on the turn your gears should be turning. On a A 10 5 rainbow board, there are virtually no draws that you should be concerned here that the villian can continue with on the flop. Thus the only reasonable hands that can call your turn bet would be an Ax holding, two pair, or a set of 5's (10's are eliminated as he should be 3 betting this hand in position 100% of the time). Therefore, when you bet the river and he check raises you, it's almost a snap fold as villain is most definitely putting you on a Ace (evident by you opening action pre + continuing on flop and turn) and is likely milking for all you got as his strong hand that was made on earlier streets isn't necessarily worried about denying equity (he already paired an ace and a ten and board is not coordinated at all).

A better line would be to raise pre, continue flop, continue turn, and check-call river. It's a tough spot as AQ is very favored on this board, but at least with this line you risk less to showdown. It's also noted that top pair good kicker is almost always good for just 2 streets of value.

Let me know what you think!
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11-17-2021 , 02:21 PM
Yeah, what is stated about TP being worth two streets is generally true, blind v blind I'm not sure that I would necessarily say it's quite that bad. Why not just check the flop? Fairly likely that a free card on that board will not hurt you, also against typical villain will under rep the strength of our hand and maybe they start barrelling into us with worse
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