Re: Smooth calling with AA in late position
Results: Button shows AK. MP2 shows A9s. Evidence that the skill level of online poker has not improved...
As it turns out, smooth calling got me an extra $55 from MP2 and probably an extra $70 from button. I really doubt MP2 would have called a push there. There's a pretty good chance button would have folded pf too. A re-reraise from SB shows a huge amount of strength and almost always means AA or KK. In button's place I would almost always fold AK.
Now, I got lucky in that button made TPTK and MP2 made second pair and was a fish. Still, I don't think it's that dangerous to smooth call here. Given the size of the pot relative to stack sizes, I'm not folding, even on a flop as bad as this one. Nobody's drawing to more than 2 outs, and anyone who's calling for set value is not getting the right price.
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