Still Having Trouble In Early Posistion

[Rhegium 0]

I know what I should've done, what do you think:FullTiltPoker Game #5387681823: $24,000 Guarantee (40282625), Table 16 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:15:40 ET - 2008/02/24Seat 1: NFB (3,015)Seat 2: famousSAS69 (3,375)Seat 3: JsTnCrDbLe (2,920)Seat 4: Petz45 (3,315)Seat 5: WalkmanAA (2,485)Seat 6: woody1948 (4,815)Seat 7: Rhegium (3,060)Seat 8: Mr Dachshund (1,280)Seat 9: pinkman555 (2,735)JsTnCrDbLe posts the small blind of 20Petz45 posts the big blind of 40The button is in seat #2*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to Rhegium [Ah Ks]WalkmanAA foldswoody1948 foldsRhegium raises to 120Mr Dachshund foldspinkman555 calls 120NFB foldsfamousSAS69 foldsJsTnCrDbLe calls 100Petz45 folds*** FLOP *** [2s Qd Ad]JsTnCrDbLe checksRhegium bets 300pinkman555 calls 300JsTnCrDbLe folds*** TURN *** [2s Qd Ad] [5d]Rhegium bets 800pinkman555 has 15 seconds left to actpinkman555 calls 800*** RIVER *** [2s Qd Ad 5d] [9s]Rhegium has 15 seconds left to actRhegium bets 840pinkman555 raises to 1,515, and is all inRhegium calls 675Results in White*** SHOW DOWN ***pinkman555 shows [7d 6d] a flush, Ace highRhegium muckspinkman555 wins the pot (5,630) with a flush, Ace high*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 5,630 | Rake 0Board: [2s Qd Ad 5d 9s]Seat 1: NFB didn't bet (folded)Seat 2: famousSAS69 (button) didn't bet (folded)Seat 3: JsTnCrDbLe (small blind) folded on the FlopSeat 4: Petz45 (big blind) folded before the FlopSeat 5: WalkmanAA didn't bet (folded)Seat 6: woody1948 didn't bet (folded)Seat 7: Rhegium mucked [Ah Ks] - a pair of AcesSeat 8: Mr Dachshund didn't bet (folded)Seat 9: pinkman555 showed [7d 6d] and won (5,630) with a flush, Ace high

[TravisG 0]

i check the turn for pot controll.

[copernicus 0]

I trhink you played it right until the river, he just got lucky after making a bad flop call.The river I check/fold though. He most likely isnt calling with any hand that you beat since youve shown strength PF and flop. It does expose you to a chance of being bluffed out, but thats a tough play for villain to make on the river after he flats the turn where he would have had more FE than on the river.

[copernicus 0]

i check the turn for pot controll.

And give him a free card if hes only got one diamond or a pair? Or give him two streets of bluff possibilities? Hes made a bad flop call with anything but a set of 2s or an A, highly unlikely. You make his flop call much better if you check here. I think you can bet 1/2 pot for value and save some chips and charge him if hes still on a draw though.

[Jambizzle 0]

And give him a free card if hes only got one diamond or a pair? Or give him two streets of bluff possibilities? Hes made a bad flop call with anything but a set of 2s or an A, highly unlikely. You make his flop call much better if you check here. I think you can bet 1/2 pot for value and save some chips and charge him if hes still on a draw though.

This person knows.By checking the turn (which while quickly going through it, i was tempted to do) you're basically saying "OK, I have an Ace, bluff away". By betting out here, you learn where you are in relation to the opponent. If he calls or raises you're gone.On the river, again as Copernicus said, just check-fold. Your still saving yourself 1400 chips at a fairly low level of blinds (20-40 IIRC) so their is plenty of play still left in you.