Yet Another AQ hand - Call this Check Raise?

[Double Eagle]

This is a hand from tonite's 25k Guarantee on Stars. There are around 200 left at this point, I have been at this table for half an hour and my image is a bit LAGgy. Villain in this hand is, well, unconventional. He open pushed at one point for 17BB with QQ from EP - I called him with AhKh and made a consolation flush after he flopped a boat. He and I have been the two most active players at the table.

I knew that a check raise was probably coming on this hand. Call or fold?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (9 handed) converter

MP1 (t79264)
MP2 (t18731)
MP3 (t28909)
CO (t23863)
Button (t11060)
SB (t24080)
BB (t41123)
UTG (t58857)
Hero (t36842)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t6000</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, BB calls t4000.

Flop: (t10800) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t8000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t35023</font>

[durron597]

IMO, if you know a checkraise is coming on the flop, then doesn't that mean if your hand is strong you should call?

I think most of the time you are flipping here (he almost certainly didn't flop a flush) and with the massive overlay you must call.

[TheBlueMonster]

oooh, toughie. Sometimes you know you have the best hand but your opponent has too many outs (and is therefore a favorite) I'd fold and pick a better spot.

[ekky]

painful

the problem here is you have approximately zero outs if he is ahead.

It *could* be a bare club... but it *could* be 2pr/set/made flush (less likely, but if he knows how to play his image correctly, he should play the flush this way)

I'd suck it up and fold reluctantly.

[LethalRose]

I've been in this situation quite a bit. Me and another lag battling it out. IMO he needs a king to play back at you. As far as playing the hand its push or fold. If you push I could see him calling you with a king if you've been lagging it up.

[fnurt]

Seems like you have to call.

[TomHimself]

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Seems like you have to call.

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[2005]

I'm not sure how you're considering folding here. You're against the only other active player at the table with TPTK on a draw heavy board and he check raises all in giving you 2-1 on your call. There are too many hands he can have that you beat.

[Double Eagle]

I think for a bit and call. I'm expecting to see a worse Ace with a club, but to my horror he flips over AA for top set. I turn a Jack so have miracle outs, but the river blanks and IGHN. I never really considered folding against this opponent, though there are players against whom I would.

On a side note, I seem to have discovered a real talent for flopping top pair whenever my opponent decides to slowplay AA....

[SossMan]

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I'm not sure how you're considering folding here. You're against the only other active player at the table with TPTK on a draw heavy board and he check raises all in giving you 2-1 on your call. There are too many hands he can have that you beat.

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