AQs against a LAG

[Entity]

Opponent is noted for rasing T9s from UTG. Generally overaggressive postflop.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (8 handed)

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

Flop: (6.50 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, BB folds.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: (8.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 16.25 BB

Just call the river raise?

Rob

[Quercus]

On the turn, he's acting like he's hit 2 pair, a set, or the wheel. I doubt that even supermaniac is going to raise you up with AJ on the board if he just hit a pair of deuces.

Something like A2 seems just as likely as 53 or 22 to me, so I probably bet into him on the river, but just call the raise.

[Nottom]

My main concern would be his flop smoothcall. A true maniac is raising when he catches any piece of the board ... unless he flops a monster (maniacs often like to slowdown when they have real hands for some reason). This makes it less likely he would have a hand like A2 and more likely he has a big hand when he raises the turn although it could just as easily be A4 or AJ. With that in mind I think you can maybe just call the raise, although I wouldn't dislike a checkraise and call of the 3-bet either.

[RED_RAIN]

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although I wouldn't dislike a checkraise and call of the 3-bet either.

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With your river card, this is the best play against an overly aggressive player. Then just call his 3 bet, rather than your play, you are loosing more when you are behind, and making the same when you are ahead. (To understand, I don't think you are ahead on the river now due to him capping)

[Entity]

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My main concern would be his flop smoothcall. A true maniac is raising when he catches any piece of the board ... unless he flops a monster (maniacs often like to slowdown when they have real hands for some reason). This makes it less likely he would have a hand like A2 and more likely he has a big hand when he raises the turn although it could just as easily be A4 or AJ. With that in mind I think you can maybe just call the raise, although I wouldn't dislike a checkraise and call of the 3-bet either.

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I like this line. I'll employ it next time.

He called my PFR with 35 (it was soooooooted!) and hit his straight on the turn. Ugh.

Rob

[Yerma]

Hi Entity,

I like the way you played this. When MP2 caps it, I would start to become suspicious that his most likely hands are the QcJc or a very tricky KcTc or maybe 44. If you lost the hand, it's too bad, but you will still often beat AJ and A2s on the river here (rather brutally).