PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 209 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
Hero (SB): 172.5 BB
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 15.00, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 21)
UTG: 120.5 BB (VPIP: 16.33, PFR: 16.33, 3Bet Preflop: 15.00, Hands: 50)
MP: 81.5 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
CO: 477.5 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q A

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 7 BB, fold, BTN calls 5 BB

Flop: (15 BB, 2 players) A 2 8
Hero bets 7.5 BB, BTN calls 7.5 BB

Turn: (30 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (30 BB, 2 players) K
Hero bets 22 BB, BTN raises to 194.5 BB and is all-in, Hero?

I decided to slowplay the turn to pretend I don't have an A. Is it ok?
Also from his turn check, he is unlikely to have a set. Should I call the river all-in raise?

I would bet turn, overbet river, then cry when he jams.

Really bizarre line by villain

What do we lose to, AK and 88? I think this has to be a sigh call I mean it's almost more likely that he misclicked than he has you beat here.

I'd not slowplay the turn. You block some heart draws with the A but I'd still want to protect against all the others the button can have in his range, plus your hand is definitely worth 3 streets of value. So unless you expect the button to bet at a high frequency, I don't think checking is the most profitable line here.
At 2NL I also think it's not unreasonable to expect villain to show up with a worse A that he might be jamming here. I'd call it off.

As everybody sayd, I'd bet turn too. This is 2NL, people like to call. The river is gross though, 200bb is insane, but I guess I'm calling?

Been thinking bout this post/spot for a while today. Cause it relates to myself and before I read up on microstakes also just recently came here to read bout strategies. I don't give input cause what do I really know...

In this case I think I do know something I can give back for learning so much here.

Your issue is imho not on this river but your line of thinking or rather a lack of a line.

Villain checks behind to make u spew river? U checked turn to make him spew river so stick with the plan? He just did what u wanted. Its a wonderfull story to call.

TBH I think u are leveling yourself here. Mostly this is a boat/trips vs boat/trips. With some Kx recreationals calling that shove (or worse). I used to call with trips in these spots and call it a cooler. Trying to be fancy while it just played itself out till the river shove.

I stopped calling these spots with less then a boat zoom 2NL and I went from break even to + $60 in two months and I'm not exceptionally running hot, hitting crazy outs. I learned other concepts too but this was a huge leak on 2NL zoom. Still get coolered etc just not for 100bb+ 'each' time vs regs or 'lucky' recreationals.

Now I bet all streets for value and fold the river shove this deep with my trips. It's very straight forward at our level. This is too many times a boat to call both this deep.

I still find some calls vs LAG Russians & Germans tho after showing weakness and hitting 'second' nuts on R. No offence intended. They are mostly very aggressive and show lots of missed draws in those spots. They prolly pick up descent amount of pots, just not sure that it's +EV. And I'm not yet advanced enough in ranges for that style.

Just remember u don't need to win every pot. Ur monney isn't comming from outplaying regs good and bad in big pots at 2NL zoom.

Hope this makes sense and is usefull?

-appologies for the wall of text-

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No. You need to bet the best hands in your range (mainly to get value from worse, including lower Axs and flush draws), but also so you can barrel with your bluffs.
You could check some weaker Ax on the turn, but A8s, A2s, AK and AQ are so strong that you should try to build the pot. Consider when villain has something like JThh or TT. He's not going to put much money in the pot on the river if he doesn't improve, but he'll at least call on the turn if you bet.
You should rarely be slowplaying the top of your range. You'd do better to check the middle of your range (like A5s or JJ), since those hands are less less likely to win if the pot gets big. AQ is still likely to be ahead if this pot gets big.

Bet turn, call river.