[bluefeet]

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I don't see how playing in a way that is focused on being worried about a 2 pair could possibly be the best way of thinking about this. AJ is a very strong hand here. This is a nice flop for it, with little in the way of draws.

If you raise because you think a fish will call you down with a worse hand, that's one thing. But if you raise because you're worried about being beaten by a better hand, that's an unreasonable worry. If these were deep stacks, that would be another story. But here, with 150 in the pot, if hero raises, and gets reraised, he'll be getting something like 4 to 1 odds to call. How could he possibly fold that?

So here you need to assume your ahead, and commit to the hand. If you get beat, that's just the breaks. The only question to consider is how to get the most money in the pot.

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I agree. I'd call, bring EP along possibly - drop the hammer on the turn with or without the blind's lead (hopefully with).