Sometimes you "know" but you can't fold it

[beta1607]

7 Card Stud High ($5/$10), Ante $0.50, Bring-In $2 (hand converter (http://www.geocities.com/greenage22/7StudConverter.hta.txt))

3rd Street - (0.80 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___folds
Hero: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___raises___calls
Seat 3: xx xx 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif___folds
Seat 4: xx xx A/images/graemlins/club.gif___folds
Seat 5: xx xx 3/images/graemlins/club.gif___brings-in___folds
Seat 6: xx xx K/images/graemlins/spade.gif___completes___folds
Seat 7: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif___calls___raises
Seat 8: xx xx 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif___folds

4th Street - (8.20 SB)

Hero: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif___checks___raises___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif___bets___raises

5th Street - (7.10 BB)

Hero: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___checks___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif T/images/graemlins/heart.gif___bets

6th Street - (9.10 BB)

Hero: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif T/images/graemlins/spade.gif___checks___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 7/images/graemlins/club.gif___bets

River - (11.10 BB)

Hero: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif T/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___checks___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 7/images/graemlins/club.gif xx___bets

Total pot: (13.10 BB)

This may not be to interesting but it was the 3rd time in about 5 hands I lost after starting with aces. I actually was really close to folding 3rd here and if I did fold in situations like this everytime how much am I giving up? The other A is dead so I know he can't have aces and a K completed and I raised so I doubt he is 3 betting Kings or queens right?

[Roland]

Unless he’s a maniac, you can’t be giving up allot by folding on 3rd. Then again, there are people out there who do this with a 3-flush. /images/graemlins/wink.gif He would have to be completely crazy to do this heads-up and with two other spades out though. So folding on 3rd is probably best; it can’t way wrong, at least.

[beta1607]

what about calling 3rd and folding 4th or 5th just for metagame reasons? You dont wanna be known as the guy who can lay down aces on 3rd ya know?

[RandomUser]

I call this on 3rd, but let it go on 4th I think.

When he reraises after you checkraise, I'm going to give him credit for trips unless he's done this move repeatedly in the past.

[Bartholow]

If you fold third most players will assume you had some bad semi-bluff hand, not aces.

I don't fold in situations like this, could be a leak but if you do fold it seems ripe for exploitation.