[wookie]

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No reads again.. I suck at getting reads, I know.


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I keep looking at this, and it really highlights the importance of reads - what kind of hands has he been calling raises with? Would he call your raise with only JJ or better? Or is he capable of calling preflop with 88? or even KQ? 77?

Or more simply put - has he seen a lot of flops? Does he call a lot in this position? You need to be able to answer at least these simple questions.

Having insight to what he could be calling with will help you put him on a range of hands, and then you can evaluate what you may be facing and the likelihood of each

But in the absence of reads - if he is a halfway-decent player I think it most likely that he holds a high-middle pair like 88-JJ, or maybe AJ, and is hoping you have missed the flop (like most hands do). I re-raise all-in, hoping the same thing.

Next most likely of course is AK. In this case you are probably beat. Shrug. Next one starts in 21.7 seconds.

- w