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but Hero has the read that villain is extremely loose.

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I never said he was loose. I said he was aggressive pre-flop. That's the only read I had on him, and it surprised me that he didn't re-raise or fold pre-flop.

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Great points by all and thought provoking.

What I don't see addressed so far in this thread is his read on you. He may have only called your raise with his AK because he put you on TT, JJ, QQ (or less likely AK KK AA). Of course once the flop came he liked his hand and figures his all in check raise will most likely win, worst case tie.

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