fun with AQo

Rev. Good Will · #1 08-19-2005, 11:46 PM

SB sorta loose, nothing to write home about, and passive
UTG+1 just ended his first orbit
CO is a LA-A, I'm very surprised this pot came to me unraised

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Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, 2 folds, CO calls, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero raises, UTG+1 calls, CO calls, SB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, CO checks.

psssh, I want to ditch it here. Note CO checks here, as I definte

Turn: (4 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 folds, CO calls, SB folds.

Believe it or not, i think this bet right now is for value.

River: (6 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets...

If CO had a spade, he'd def raise it by now. Yeah Clarkmeister!

Marquis · #2 08-19-2005, 11:54 PM

Looks peachy.

Paxosmotic · #3 08-19-2005, 11:55 PM

I take the free flop. AQo plays well multiway (don't let anyone tell you otherwise), but I forgo a raise for three reasons here-

1. You are not passing up on much equity, whereas with a hand such as AQs you'd have a rather signifigant advantage over 3 limpers.

2. You do not need to build a pot to support draws. Other than an unlikely gutshot, you won't flop draws with AQ. With a hand like QJs I'd pump right here to get more of my opponent's money in to allow me to chase a few backdoors.

3. You will disguise the strength of your hand.

How do you feel about folding to a river raise from a LA-A?

closer2313 · #4 08-19-2005, 11:56 PM

I would probably play it the same. The only problem I see is that you say he is aggressive. Do you think he could raise the river as a bluff? If so betting planning to fold to a raise might not work out if he is capable of that.

Rev. Good Will · #5 08-19-2005, 11:58 PM

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How do you feel about folding to a river raise from a LA-A?

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I'm probably not, CO is a LAG amongst LAGs

EDIT- although with that i mind, I might have been better off C/C'ing

SCfuji · #6 08-20-2005, 12:12 AM

induce a river bluff from this type rev

Paxosmotic · #7 08-20-2005, 12:16 AM

And possibly most important...

4. By not raising preflop, you don't build the pot for THEIR draws either.

DCWildcat · #8 08-20-2005, 12:21 AM

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How do you feel about folding to a river raise from a LA-A?

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I'm probably not, CO is a LAG amongst LAGs

EDIT- although with that i mind, I might have been better off C/C'ing

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What do his stats look like? If he's laggy enough to call a raise from, I need to reevaluate my read-dependent plays

Rev. Good Will · #9 08-20-2005, 12:25 AM

51/5/1.6 through ~50 hands.

has been showing down weird hands as well, overplayed pair of sevens with J7o on a AJx 2 tone flop, blank turn/river

Rev. Good Will · #10 08-20-2005, 12:31 AM

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And possibly most important...

4. By not raising preflop, you don't build the pot for THEIR draws either.

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gross, was that what you were talking about in the first post? For some reason I thought you meant checking flop...

I'm raising here cause I like pushing any equity edge, and am a whore like that to push any edge. Also, I don't think they will flop draws/hit the draws enough times to make it unprofitable