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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed)
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Hero ($55.75)
UTG+1 ($29.40)
MP1 ($3.60)
MP2 ($43.05)
MP3 ($17.30)
CO ($25)
Button ($29.30)
SB ($26.55)
BB ($37.65)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to $2.25</font>, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, Hero calls $1.
Flop: ($5.10) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets $1</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $6</font>, MP3 calls $5.
Turn: ($17.10) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $9.05</font>, MP3 calls $9.05 (All-In).
River: ($35.20) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: $35.20
They are 2-betting at 25NL with A9.
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I can't decide if the preflop raise or the call of the reraise is worse.
I don't see any hands that you have significant equity against that would reraise preflop. Maybe his range includes PP-AQ (AT?) only one of which you beat for anything at all.
Moreoff you are out of position. Flop play lets him off the hook and you are still behind most of his range. Flop bet/3 bet would be better.
Ug this hand gives me the shudders.
EDIT: AJ is a hand that fish lose some of the most money with because they call preflop raises with it and then hit their hand and think it's the nuts. I accept that a J high flop is better than an A high flop, but you are only going to get J as top pair like what, 10% of the time? I would much rather have 89s than AJo facing a raise even out of position. At least you could be confident that you are head if the money goes in...