2/3 live hand - hit set and want to fold
 

$200 max buy-in $2/$3 blinds, $2 dealer drop. 10 handed. I have about $250.

Early limper, seems very solid, I limp from MP with 88. Nondescript new player raises to $12 from SB and we both call. Both players have me slightly covered.

Flop is AK8 rainbow. Raiser bets $25 and EP calls. What is this? Raiser has a pair of aces, probably down to A9 or so. EP has... what? A weak ace? KQ? I decide I am not afraid of seeing another card and want raiser's whole stack. I just call.

Turn is a T, putting two spades on board. Raiser bets out $35 and EP makes it $100.

Uh-oh. Your move?

eastbay

Re: 2/3 live hand - hit set and want to fold
 

why are you not afraid of another card if your range of hands for EP has kq in it, raising the flop to ateast 75 seems like a good bet to keep in the hands you want in and lose the ones you dont.
Noah

Re: 2/3 live hand - hit set and want to fold
 

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keep in the hands you want in and lose the ones you dont

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after raising 75 on the flop i wouldn't mind both opponents calling

Re: 2/3 live hand - hit set and want to fold
 

I don't mind the PF limp, though i can see a case for raising here too. But i raise that flop every time, probably to about 80 or 90.

There are no hands i want to fold here except those which you will never get to fold (aa/kk). If they have these well hell, it happens and i probably lose the lot (though if someone then comes over the top of that and i have a very strong read on that player i may, just may, be able to let go of it). But chances are strong i'm way ahead I want to get money in the pot now and commit people to it.