[bholdr]

This is a very intresting hand.

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This was a tight table with lots of stealing and blind defense situations coming up so I am sure villain is on a obvious blind steal.


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the problem with being 'sure' that he's on a steal is that sometimes he WILL have a big, even monster hand in this situation and his tendancy to steal is now getting him all the action he can handle.

but i don't fold, and the re-raise preflop is solid. after he raises on the flop, unless you know him to be a player that'll keep firing at a pot, you've gotta assume he's got SOMETHING, maybe as weak as a middle pair, but he could also have a very big hand. the question i would be asking myself is "what does HE think I am doing, and what does he think that I think he's doing?"

on the turn, the raise is good, but the three bet is trouble. i call, and check-call the river, the pot is too big, and your hand too strong, to fold.

basicly, i think you played it well, even though he's probably got you beaten.