Hand #2

[PokerIsLife]

Button is a sLAA.

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Preflop: Hero is CO with T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, Hero calls, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (11.50 SB) T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (10.75 BB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, Button calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.

River: (22.75 BB) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
MP1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, MP1 folds, MP3 folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 24.75 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 24.75 BB, between Hero and Button.</font>

[kgrad5]

raise pre flop.. your pot equity edge in this hand is too big not to raise

[Entity]

I don't like your turn bet (I checkraise this turn), and I bet the river and call a raise against a slA-A. The only hand that even a SLA-A raises preflop and beats you with here (that seems likely) is 99. JTs is possible but unlikely, and JJ is possible too.

[IsaacW]

Entity: the checkraise on the turn would act to get everyone in for an extra bet after a bet to your immediate left?

Just wondering if my thinking is right here.

[Entity]

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Entity: the checkraise on the turn would act to get everyone in for an extra bet after a bet to your immediate left?

Just wondering if my thinking is right here.

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Yup. I'm checkraising a bet from my left because anyone with a 9 isn't folding for any number of bets, so I don't think forcing them to call two cold is a great strategy here. I'm more interested in building a pot further here. A LAG may 3-bet here too, so I can cap with happiness and joy.