Very simple question to settle a bet. If I am going to continuation bet, how much is the correct amount.

Some info:

New to the table
Stage is a 20.0/5.7
jonmd is a 29.7/6.7


PokerStars Game #7909919694: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/01/13 - 02:36:57 (ET)
Table 'Werdandi II' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Stage4mtbk ($100.15 in chips)
Seat 2: rom469 ($36.30 in chips)
Seat 3: Anabolism ($100 in chips)
Seat 4: WhatChoGot ($120 in chips)
Seat 5: SkkyLinedd ($98.50 in chips)
Seat 6: scgolfer ($110.65 in chips)
Seat 7: poohdabear1 ($92 in chips)
rom469: posts small blind $0.50
Anabolism: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scgolfer [Ah Kc]
WhatChoGot: folds
sakhaj35 joins the table at seat #9
SkkyLinedd: calls $1
scgolfer: raises $3 to $4
poohdabear1: folds
Stage4mtbk: calls $4
rom469: calls $3.50
Anabolism: folds
SkkyLinedd: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qs 7s 2d]
rom469: checks

SCGOLFER ??

It would be a lot easier if you converted your hand, and posted in the right forum.

With that out of the way, I c-bet in the $9 to $10 range, as, if I added correctly, the pot would be $13.00 before rake, I figure with rake taken out, 3/4 bet, of $9 would suffice.

Anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4 of the pot will suffice. You're likely getting raised here, as I think the c-bet is picked off more often when there are >1 other player in the hand still.

I wouldn't even mind a check in this instance. You don't have a spade as either of your cards, so you're drawing even to only 4 outs possibly. Overplayed AK hands cost more people more money than I think gets acknowledged in this game.

Not even to mention you're playing this whole hand OOP. I'd opt for a check/fold line here.

I was going to mention I didn't hate a check here, but I'm a c-bet monkey.

Very true. Missing the flop with no draw is usually a good queue to cut it loose. No shame in check/folding this hand OOP with more than one opponent in the mix.

I would not fault you for check/folding here. However, if you make a habit of this, you'll develop a tight reputation at the table and it'll be tougher to cook a pot and get people to stay in hands when you have the nuts.

The preflop raise was good, establishing a power hand from early position, but you still got three callers and two of them act after you. The button has a large stack and possibly called because of position and because you're the lone raiser, but I'd have to imagine he has something worth playing. I'd be very wary of the guy who called from SB and just checked to you, as he has far fewer chips than you and the others, so he has to have something nice to jump into such a sizeable pot with you three. There's a spade flush draw for anyone holding two spades, so I'd take a risk given your stack and bet the size of the pot to see what happens. Calling that is going to be tough for anyone on a spade draw, given the pot odds, and especially for the short stack, who probably gets out of the way if he isn't at least holding a queen, or a spade draw if others call in front of him.

After that, get out if anyone raises, and be prepared to check/fold anyone who calls. Get out if you see a spade on the turn or river, especially to a big bet. But I wouldn't recommend betting so much if it appeared that was gonna happen. Any caller either has a spade flush draw or is holding a queen, maybe even two pair or pocket queens. Anyone not holding pocket queens will probably jump out of the way, and anyone on a spade draw may jump if the turn doesn't produce a spade, and you bet.

I bet $8-10 here on the c-bet but checking behind is ok on occassions