AA against TAG
 

BB Villian is pretty taggy. What's the line on the turn?

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Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, MP calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls, MP calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, MP calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls, MP calls.

Turn: (11 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG folds, MP calls, Hero thinks...

Krishan

Re: AA against TAG
 

You probably have MP beat, but I am pretty scared of BB. Call, and if he gives up on the turn, you get easily bet the river.

Edit: Actually, I don't even see how there is much to think about here, so please explain. If I had simply raised BB, and he donked, I would raise the turn. But he has been raised, and reraised, and is still leading the turn...

Edit again: Do we have any reads on BB?

Re: AA against TAG
 

Yeah, the read was suppose to be for BB.

Krishan

Re: AA against TAG
 

If he's TAG I would call because you can't fold to a 3bet because I think he could have Kings up here. Looks like that or a set.

Re: AA against TAG
 

Villain is TAGGY and he is leading out into 3 opponents after being raised and reraised on the flop. Seems like he has some sort of monster (22, K9) that he is playing funny, or has improved (89, K8). I guess he could be retarded and have J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. I am guessing it is one of the later, considering you posted the hand here.

Re: AA against TAG
 

For a TAG the villian took a wierd line calling the flop 3 bet and donking. I probably call down because I want to see showdown, but god that feels weak. If I raise the turn and get 3-bet, I don't personally have the ability to lay it down hence the reason I wimp out.

Re: AA against TAG
 

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I probably call down because I want to see showdown, but god that feels weak.

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I am honestly baffled here. How do people think that calling down here is weak?

Re: AA against TAG
 

If he has a set I think he's played it great so far. If he is a crappy TAG he has KQ though. I think its close. If UTG called I would have raised. I think calling is best with just one monkey left in between.

-DeathDonkey

Re: AA against TAG
 

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If he has a set I think he's played it great so far. If he is a crappy TAG he has KQ though. I think its close. If UTG called I would have raised. I think calling is best with just one monkey left in between.

-DeathDonkey

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How about K8s?

Re: AA against TAG
 

youre asking about raising right? that seems to be what people always advise in midhigh but i disagree. i call.

Re: AA against TAG
 

Damn, can't believe I missed KQ, KJ, KT. I still don't think they are all that likely, but definetly possible (each one less likely than the previous though).

Which set do you think he has? 22 is possible, but 99 is much less likely since he didn't 3-bet. I guess not everyone 3-bets 99 here, but a lot do. 88 and KK seem extremely unlikely.

Re: AA against TAG
 

I think you should call but might raise the river if the board pairs. Im uncertain about that though since I havent done any calculations.

Re: AA against TAG
 

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I think you should call but might raise the river if the board pairs. Im uncertain about that though since I havent done any calculations.

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Oh, this is starting to make more sense now. I guess krishan was asking if we should fold here? If this is the case, we definetly cannot fold the turn, as we only need 3 outs. A's are definetly clean, and we have a bit more than 1 hidden out, although we don't know which one it is. Folding the river UI would be hard for me though, so I probably just call since the pot is huge at that point.

Re: AA against TAG
 

I guess he could have K9 or K8s. Is he too tight to call those out of the BB preflop? If he had 98s, check raising the flop would have been much better than leading. 99 seems possible since he might not have liked 3 betting preflop with 5 players in the hand. 22 is very possible. Not capping the flop is suspect with the set hands but maybe he wanted to make sure MP and UTG call one more with hands that are likely drawing thin. KQ/KJ seem like strong possibilities.

I would call because he's Taggy and therefore likely observant. You three-bet after a bet, a raise, and a cold call on a K high flop which announced to everyone that you have KQ, AK or Aces since there is no apparent draw. Yes, he has KQ here sometimes but the set hands seem more likely the way he played it.

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I think you should call but might raise the river if the board pairs. Im uncertain about that though since I havent done any calculations.

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Oh, this is starting to make more sense now. I guess krishan was asking if we should fold here?

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Usually it's better to ask openended questions. You get more interesting/varied responses that way. That said the decision going through my mind was raise or call.

Krishan

Re: AA against TAG
 

Call the turn and raise a blank river, and plan to fold to a 3 bet. This accomplishes 2 things. You keep MP in with weak kings, and bad players never fold this river when you raise with top pair. Also, if the BB has you beat with a two pair hand like 89 or K8, he will be less likely to 3 bet the river than the turn IMO. This doesnt make sense to a lot of people, but i just find many players are more likely to go lots of bets on the turn with 2 pair when raised than the river. If MP folds the river, then just call because a lot of the value of raising is trapping him when we are pretty sure we have him beat.

Re: AA against TAG
 

Just call down.

Raise an A, 2, 8 or 9 on the river assuming nothing stupid happens from MP.

Re: AA against TAG
 

Although I know you are a great player, and probably right, I still have to disagree. Make a reasonable hand range for villain, and I think ew are behind way too often. We will also get 3-bet on the river by at least a decent portion of his hands, and we will be losing even if we don't get 3-bet a lot. Just do some combo weighting based on what you think he might have.