First Hand History Post, did I play this right? Be Gentle

[JJ97]

Table Reunion (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: Random Player A ($85.45)
Seat 2: Villian ($161.55)
Seat 3: Random Player B ($108.65)
Seat 4: Random Player C ($138)
Seat 5: CrazyWildLoosePlayer ($148.80)
Seat 6: Hero ($201.25)
CrazyWildLoosePlayer posts the small blind of $1
Hero posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qd Ac]
Random Player A folds
Villian raises to $4
Random Player B folds
Random Player C calls $4
CrazyWildLoosePlayer calls $3
Hero calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Qc Jh 8s]
CrazyWildLoosePlayer checks
Hero checks
Villian bets $12
Random Player C calls $12
CrazyWildLoosePlayer folds
Hero raises to $64
Villian raises to $157.55, and is all in
Random Player C is sitting out
Random Player C folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero folds
Uncalled bet of $93.55 returned to Villian
Villian mucks
Villian wins the pot ($153)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $156 | Rake $3Board: [Qc Jh 8s]
Seat 1: Random Player A didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Villian collected ($153), mucked
Seat 3: Random Player B didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Random Player C (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: CrazyWildLoosePlayer (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Hero (big blind) folded on the Flop

My thought at the time was that Villian has been playing solid tight agressive poker thus far (about 30 minutes at the table). That min raise from him screams three hands to me AA, KK or AK based upon his playing style.

I just couldn't fold preflop on this for some reason. So I called saying I would see how he played if an A or Q hit.

Q hits and now I'm really worried he has KK or AA. So I say let's find out how committed he is to the hand (via the Check raise).

His push tells me he definitely has a set or AA or KK.

I'm still working on my NL game, its always hard for me to fold these types of hands. I think I did the right thing for once.

Thoughts?

Thanks
JJ

[amoeba]

against unknown, I think fold is fine.

preflop you might want to consider reraising or folding instead of calling out of position with AQo.

[TheWorstPlayer]

You think that he has AA/KK/AK and you want to find out where you are with your TPTK. So you check/raise almost 1/3 your stack on the flop? Does this seem like the best plan to you? First of all, if that is really his hand range, you should just fold preflop. Second of all, it is much cheaper for you to just lead out on the flop for 12 and then shut down if called or raised. Why invest 64 when you can just invest 12? Also, if he has AK and checks through you just gave him a free shot at a 7 outer. Yuck.

[ajmargarine]

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Second of all, it is much cheaper for you to just lead out on the flop for 12 and then shut down if called or raised. Why invest 64 when you can just invest 12?

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Beat me to it. Was just typing this exact thing. Much cheaper way to get info than c/r $64. IMO, checkraising with one pair in a multiway pot is almost always a bad idea.

[deadmoney98]

64 DOLLARS !?!?!!!!

I don't get it. Surely, the same result could have been had for far cheaper.