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[Hoopster81]

Villain is 65/16/12 over 170 hands

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) converter

UTG ($45.08)
MP ($38.77)
Hero ($50.05)
SB ($100.15)
BB ($69.70)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $1, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: ($2.75) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $15</font>, UTG calls $10.

Turn: ($32.75) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $5</font>, Hero calls $34.05 (All-In).

Do you expect to be ahead here the majority of the time?

If I read it right you raised all-in?
If so, it is very likely you are ahead.
Most of the time I would put him on an ace and a higher kicker.
It also depends on if he was aggressive on more the tight kind of player.
Against a tight one you're ahead most of the time and an aggressor might even raise with kicker lower than 8.
When he has a set of 8's or 9's or even aces, you're nearly drawing dead.
It mostly depends on the read you have on him.

[4_2_it]

Looks like you are ahead of AK or AQ. I like the turn push. If villain has A8 or A9 you will have to pay him off.

He may have A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and thought he was pot-building on the turn. Otherwise that turn bet is very disconcerting, but I am not laying down two pair on this board.

[Monty]

Against this opponent, I am getting all-in, also. I doubt he lays down any ace here.