AA Hand
 

$400 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 15, 22:32:02 EDT 2005
Table Table 68894 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10

Villian is tight, 14.32/3.11

Seat 2: usi_34 ( $692.60 )
Seat 3:Villian ( $755.30 )

Folded to hero in EP
Dealt to usi_34 [ Ah Ad ]


usi_34 raises [$16].
Villian [$16].

BB calls [$16].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9s, 6s, Jd ]
usi_34 bets [$40].
Villian raises [$80].
BB folds.
usi_34 calls [$40].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3d ]
usi_34 checks.
Villian bets [$200].

Hero....

I need help on the flop too. Does anybody fold this flop. Anybody raise the flop? Is the turn a clear fold? Stacks are deep so I didn't want a big pot.

Re: AA Hand
 

What I would have done (not that that means anything in terms of correctness) is pop the flop to $200 even. If he pushes I fold. If he calls, I push a nice turn card, for example: 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].

Re: AA Hand
 

Is villain familiar with you? Would you play AK this way or can he put you solidly on an overpair?

How aggressive is villain? If he is fairly straightforward or not too aggressive, I probably fold the flop because your turn check is inviting a bet.

As played, I fold to that turn bet.

Re: AA Hand
 

[ QUOTE ]
What I would have done is pop the flop to $200 even. If he pushes I fold. If he calls, I push a nice turn card, for example: 3.

[/ QUOTE ]

If you absolutely can't let go on the flop and must raise, re-raising to 200 and folding to a push is OK, but villain calling and you pushing a blank (against this opponent) is not good.

Re: AA Hand
 

Villian is not familiar with me at all. This was my first night at party at this level, I usually play 2/4NL at bodog

Re: AA Hand
 

People do this with AJ type hands. I wouldn't be surprised if this were KJs or some other pair/flush/straight combo. What do you think he would call the flop with but not push? I think he has to push a set, which is the only hand I'm worried about beating me on the flop. If he calls and the turn is a blank, there is no way I'm folding.

Re: AA Hand
 

I think I push to the turn bet as played. That bet looks too big to me.

Re: AA Hand
 

Why didnt you lead the turn?

Re: AA Hand
 

[ QUOTE ]
People do this with AJ type hands. I wouldn't be surprised if this were KJs or some other pair/flush/straight combo.

[/ QUOTE ]

That's why I asked how aggressive villain was post flop. There are tight opps who play passive or very straightforward where I will rarely if ever see AJ or KJ here.

[ QUOTE ]
What do you think he would call the flop with but not push?

[/ QUOTE ]

I see tight passives do this with sets all the time, they prefer to call and trap.

But there are plenty of TAG's who really love to press when they're in a hand, if that was the case, I would do the turn push as well.

Re: AA Hand
 

Ojo, I dont' know why I didn't lead the turn. Would most people lead this turn and lay it down to a big raise???