Hi,
Thanks to everyone for your kind replies to my question,
I must admit I'm still a little unclear about the concepts of how to play ace-big out of position.
I just had this very similar hand show up....
I just tried .50/1.00 for the first time tonight!
I've more than doubled my $20 buy in about ten hands ago, by picking off a pure buff and making a continuation bet.
I've been at the table for about 25 hands... so far my VP$IP and My PFR are both 25% !!!! My total aggression factor has been 2.99
My Flop aggression has been 4.61
For the previous 25 or so hands I've been the table bully pushing people off small pots, stealing anties and doubling up by picking off a total bluff.
I didn't plan to play this aggressive, I just got hit with the deck pretty good to let me play like what looks like a bit of a maniac.
I've been doing continuation bluffs and robbing them blind, I haven't shown any real hands down. The table seems to be pretty passive and loose , 27% VP$IP and 4% PFR.
MP2 has shown down K5o, J9s, 93o, 23o
MP2 is 28.57 VP$IP / 5.71 PFR / .75 AF
My read on the BB is Loose passive having him in the pot is +ev.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed)
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BB ($12.60)
UTG ($15.35)
Hero derick ($49.20)
MP1 ($47.65)
MP2 ($30.70)
CO ($52.45)
Button ($29.10)
SB ($69.95)
Preflop: Hero derick is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $1, <font color="#CC3333">Hero derick raises to $4</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to $30.7</font>, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, BB calls $11.60 (All-In), UTG folds, Hero derick calls $26.70.
Flop: ($75.50) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Turn: ($75.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
River: ($75.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: $75.50
Would you guys have made the call???