10NL - AK, TPTK tough spot

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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BTN: $7.10
Hero (SB): $16.05
BB: $17.70
UTG: $12.10
MP: $4.80
CO: $17.25

Pre Flop: Hero is SB with A:diamond: K:heart:
UTG calls $0.10, MP checks, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.60, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, BTN calls $0.50


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when I raised I expect the loose as hell BB and MP to call and for everyone else to fold. these guys have been limping into pot after pot.
BTN has only played a couple hands and although he's been in a couple of the pots, he never raised and I really didn't expect his call
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Flop: ($2.50) 9:spade: K:diamond: 3:heart: (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks, BTN bets $6.50 all in, Hero ??


about 98% of the time, I'm leading out with this kind of hand (sub question: when I do lead out this pot, how much and I betting?)
anyways, I didn't lead out this time mostly because I expected some donk move from MP that I could check raise him all in. I was surprised that the BTN was the better, AND he bet all in. where the hell did that come from I asked myself. no hand history between us, no reason for him to think I'm full of it.
the only thing I can think is:

AK for a tie. (but no preflop raise)
Kx for a serious "bad" move on his part if i call.
K9 or K3 for 2 pair (explains a quick all in and no preflop raise, but i have redraws)
99, 33, or the unlikely KK for a set. I'm way behind and almost drawing dead.

on par about it's a very slim chance that i'm ahead, right?
plus i have 2 players behind me that could have hit an unlikely monster too

When you checked the flop, you opened yourself up to not knowing where you were in the hand. The Button now goes all-in and you have no information. If you had made a 3/4 to pot size bet and the Button went all-in you now know you are probably behind in the hand. But you checked the flop and the Button went all-in. You have $0.60 invested in the pot and you do not know where you are. Muck it!

Originally Posted by RoosterC

When you checked the flop, you opened yourself up to not knowing where you were in the hand. The Button now goes all-in and you have no information. If you had made a 3/4 to pot size bet and the Button went all-in you now know you are probably behind in the hand. But you checked the flop and the Button went all-in. You have $0.60 invested in the pot and you do not know where you are. Muck it!

that's what i'm thinking, but this hand spiraled out of control before even seeing the flop... i felt like a bet would come from teh MP player.
I think the only reason I'm laying this down is because the btn is unknown... it totally looks like a donk bet, but it would be just as easy for someone who plays poorly to play a strong hand this way.
i just wanted to see how many people would stack off in a spot like this. i dont think i've ever called here and won.

[icecoldkiller]

On a micro table like this I am betting the flop not just for information, but to show commitment. With a $2 pot here I am betting at least $2, maybe $3. I am now pot commited and ready to tangle. If any of the LAG had Kings or Aces they were coning out stronger preflop.

Now with the play you made, I put this player on a mid pair and not 9's. Does not make sense to overbet the set on that flop. I'd probably call here as the check was to induce someone to make a bad move and someone IMHO did.

This is a tough spot to me in, espcially with no hand history i would have to lay it down there is not much Money in the pot, this is a BIg risk for which sounds like a split at best. I would have to say that this guy is making a over eager play two pair- hopefully someone will call so you can get a read on the player. Over all i think the player knew you had ace king and he had you beat.