scared of overcards

[Azhrarn]

A good (very very general) rule of thumb is one overcard to your pocket pair is okay, two or more is trouble.

Obviously, this is a gross simplification, but it applies well here. It is only three-handed, and you have a chance to face your other opponent with two cold. I would always raise the flop here unless my opponent was passive enough that a bet almost always means top pair or better.

[Aces McGee]

Deciding when to fold in situations like this depends heavily on the texture of the board.

You're more likely to be ahead on a J84 rainbow board than a A84 rainbow board.

I generally think "Do you see why?" posts are pretty useless, but in this case, I think it'd be a good idea for you to think about why the above is true. I promise to come back to this thread and comment on your thoughts, if others don't beat me to it.

-McGee

Calling the flop is really bad IMO. Either raise or fold based on your read.

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Calling the flop is really bad IMO. Either raise or fold based on your read.

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I agree. Which is obviously what Hero did. I'd be more inclined to raise, especially with only one overcard.

[newhizzle]

i raise the flop, if he 3 bets, fold the turn UI, if not i bet the turn(UI) and check a blank river