Post in cutoff and get AQo

[tytygoodnuts]

I just sat down at the table. No reads.

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Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $2.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero (poster) calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, BB calls.

Standard raise. He three bets and now I need to be careful. If I had any sort of read on him at this point it would be a lot easier.

Turn: (8.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero...

Hmmmm, this is tricky. I am getting 9.5:1. I am leaning towards a fold here. What do you guys think?

[Sarge85]

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Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $2.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero (poster) calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, BB calls.



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Three Bet

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[brettbrettr]

3 bet pre-flop. If you'd done this and the action remained the same I think you might be able to find a turn fold. Or a call down. No reads sucks.

[guacamol]

this is a toughy coz you have just sat down. but if i had to play this hand i would probably fold. your opponents hand screams out floped set to me, or possibly if hes a loose player he way have been playin a hand like KQ, in which case he would have turned 2 pair. I would save my bets here.

[Sarge85]

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Hmmmm, this is tricky. I am getting 9.5:1. I am leaning towards a fold here. What do you guys think?

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Folding here would be poopy.

Spike a Jack. You have enough money in the pot to do so. (Granted I'm assuming he leads the river if you hit)

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[Petteri]

You get 9.5-1 and have 4 outs to straight and second pair. You should call.

[tytygoodnuts]

Now why the 3-bet? I can't think I have a huge equity edge. Is this just for a postflop strategic advantage?

[damaniac]

Oh but you do. He's open-raising from MP2, with a poster no less. Most player's raising standards are significantly lighter here. AQ is about EV neutral compared with my UTG raising standards, and most players are raising more hands here than I do UTG.

[jba]

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Now why the 3-bet? I can't think I have a huge equity edge. Is this just for a postflop strategic advantage?

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you could easily have the best hand and you want the button and you want the blinds out.

[ir0nphist]

Isn't anyone else worried about the BB here? What kind of hand would you put him on that he could call 2 cold (w/ a potential reraise) on the flop. I think any J sounds reasonable. The problem on the turn isn't calling 1BB w/ 9.5:1 odds, it's the strong possibility of a c/r from the BB. If that happens, you're looking at 6.25:1, assuming MP2 doesn't reraise. Plus you'll only be drawing to 3 J's left in the deck.