AQs against a tricky opponent

[JDErickson]

Opponent in this hand is good and tricky. CO in this hand is a maniac fish.

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Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, CO calls, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, MP2 calls.

Flop: (10.33 SB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO folds, MP2 calls.

Turn: (7.16 BB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

River: (7.16 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.16 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 9.16 BB, between MP2 and Hero.</font>

Comments?

[Bob T.]

It might be wrong, but I think I would raise this river.

Good luck,
play well,

Bob T.

[PokerBob]

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It might be wrong, but I think I would raise this river.

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I agree. My spider sense tells me he has AJ.

[arkady]

How about the turn? Would you consider betting the turn?

I am thinking like this...lets say its a tricky/OK opponent. He can probably open raise in MP with a variety of hands: AA-JJ, AK-AJ, KQ, KJs, KTs and any pair above 66.

He doesnt cap after JD isolates, so he probably does not have a premium pair and bets out on the flop.

What what would he bet out and call a raise with? Dont think a pocket pair, so maybe AJ, AK, AQ, AQ? Then again why not a pocket pair.

Point of all this, does it make sense for JD to bet the turn here - assuming he could be up either against AJ/AK and drawing to 3 outs? The only hand he can beat that the other guy might have is KQ, unimproved. But what if the other guy is drawing, like with a KT, is it not essential to bet here?

[PokerNoob]

Hmmmm, the river hits you and he bets. This looks really suspicious. If he's good and tricky, he's thinking about you. Would he have reason to believe you 3-bet him with nothing? Or does he have to think you have a legitimate 3-betting hand here? If so, he's putting you on exactly AK, or he fears no pair of jacks or queens. I'm a little spooked that he was looking for a turn checkraise. I think I'll just call here. I just don't see sixes, eights or even tens betting out here with 2, 3 or 4 overcards out there depending.

[Yeknom58]

You also forgot to factor in the possibiltiy that the tricky player might CR the turn and you pretty much have to fold. I think in this case I'd be more than happy to take a free card on the turn.

[JDErickson]

Opponent showed KTc and drug the pot.

I contemplated raising the river and I think I probably should have not knowing what opponent had.

Jim