Unique steal situation. A pro and another guy who\'s pretty good.
 

You know the BB is a 2+2er and he knows your tendancies. He tends to think you get a little out of line on the aggressive side and as a result has paid you off for some good hands in the past. He also knows you are a very thoughtful and professional player, so he does respect your play though.

You open in the Button at a 6-handed NL table with $20 stacks (which are still close to their buy-in value) and 10c blinds. You raise with A9 to 40 cents.

The SB folds, and the BB (the opponent described above) thinks for a second and calls.

The flop is QJ5, rainbow I think.

He checks, you bet 50 cents. He raises now $1 for a total of $1.50. The pot is $2.85 and it costs you $1 to call.

What's your move and why?

This hand requires a considerable amount of thought to understand, so take your time with it.

Re: Unique steal situation. A pro and another guy who\'s pretty good.
 

YSSCKY

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Easy fold. You almost certainly have the worst hand and no draw. He may do this with KT or 9T, but in those cases, he's only slightly behind.

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you reraise to induce an all in push bluff because villain is Xorbie.

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That was uncalled for. Unless you were the BB

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serious opinion.

if this guy was really a good 2+2 player and he took this small limit seriously, there is almost no way he has a monster here because he would likely try to bet/3bet this flop.

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serious opinion.

if this guy was really a good 2+2 player and he took this small limit seriously, there is almost no way he has a monster here because he would likely try to bet/3bet this flop.

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That's a hugely important part of this post. Hit the nail on the head.

So what does Hero do then?

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serious opinion.

if this guy was really a good 2+2 player and he took this small limit seriously, there is almost no way he has a monster here because he would likely try to bet/3bet this flop.

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That's a hugely important part of this post. Hit the nail on the head.

So what does Hero do then?

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REraise of course [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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serious opinion.

if this guy was really a good 2+2 player and he took this small limit seriously, there is almost no way he has a monster here because he would likely try to bet/3bet this flop.

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That's a hugely important part of this post. Hit the nail on the head.

So what does Hero do then?

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I call the raise, bet the turn if checked to, raise the turn if bet to.

flop 3 bet looks a little fishy here if you really have a monster.

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you reraise to induce an all in push bluff because villain is Xorbie.

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