Well you could have posted it in a other thread cause this has nothing to do with this topic.
But i would be more to happy to awnser :
Well he limps in , everybody folds . Now gettting this you make a standard raise with a pretty decent hand
, he flat calls to see a flop, it doesnt improve your hand , nor does it improve his hand, he checks over to you , knowingly you got ak aq a10 ( probs on aj )
, you bet out, he calls and hits his jack
, now in his sight of view if you did have any of these first 3 hands he is infront, unlikely that you would have qq kk aa
, or a set
, having to have checked behind him ( i love the mind game of poker
) this is where the skill really comes into play .. , he checks again with the j and weak 9 kicker with a rainbow board, you bet half the pot ( here is your mistake
) you dont show any marginal strenght of your hand, your showing ak aq , best option here is to bet either pot , or check
, if you make a small bet ( lets say not over half the pot , he will be forced to see another card if he doesnt believe you
) , this card is a 9 which improves his hand to j's and 9's up
, and he checks again
, hoping you bet out with your ace high again , but you wisely checked at the end ..
this is a common situation , when the chip staks are so high , and blinds are low .
35 out of the 100 makes the mistake of betting again with 2 x big bets called on the flop and turn, getting blinded out that your opponent is showing weakness , ( and 35 % is allot .. ) but it's a trappers check not a weakness check , since he called pre , flop and turn , and now is waiting for you to make another stab at it.
Im glad you didnt, and congrats on your winnings .
Hope you do better in the future!
Lol had to use my emotions .
JCTM1988