A9o against a steal
 

villain is 21/13/2.8 TAG w/ 31% Attempt to steal

i probably played this too weak, but there's several possible lines here, so i'm wondering if anyone has any strong opinions on what might be the correct line.


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Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (7.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.25 BB

Re: A9o against a steal
 

I'm a fan of the ol' c/c, c/c, bet

Re: A9o against a steal
 

I like it.

Re: A9o against a steal
 

I think you should have bet the river. There are very few hands where I think he raises your river bet==&gt;it is unlikely to cost you anymore than you were going to pay any way. Given his 3 bet on the flop, I don't think he has a hand that he is likely to fold on the river, so you will proboly get action. Also, if he is a thinking player, he may guess that you were on a diamond draw ==&gt;making it less likely that he will bet the river if he has an 8, pocket pair, or even a Q.

That being said, I dont think the river C/C is far behind.

Question: why are you convinced that this was a steal attempt? I wouldn't have read it that way.

Re: A9o against a steal
 

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Question: why are you convinced that this was a steal attempt? I wouldn't have read it that way.

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Because it's 5 handed and villain is effectively in the CO.

Re: A9o against a steal
 

Other possibilities:

3-bet preflop and/or cap the flop. Just bringing them up. As far as the hand there is nothing inherently wrong w/ it, it looks pretty...I just know the results [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. But the two things I brought up have their possibilities.