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This is one spot where I would raise to 200 and define my hand. Any special reason why you shouldn't think you're ahead?

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I think it's cheaper to let SB define your hand by calling and seeing how he reacts to the turn. He's probably not gonna make another big bet if he has something like TT. If he is weak on the turn I think you can be pretty sure you're good. Then you can either take it down or check behind and make some money when he calls you on the river.

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so do you fold if villain makes a normal bet?

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Against many villains, yes. if i think he's very LAG i will call him down. but in that scenario calling flop is still better as i give him a chance to fire more bluff barrels.

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in this hand, it's very early, so no reads. do you think folding the turn is too weak? i don't see any reason that villain is more likely to have a good ace than a bad one, and there are 3 bigger ones against 9 smaller ones, not to mention the other junk he could be holding.

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You call preflop and call pot on the Ace-high flop. You think one of the 7 (not 9) weaker Aces is gonna be confident enough to make a big bet on the turn? Furthermore, if you call a big bet on the turn, what do you do when he makes another big bet on the river?