A dubious flop reraise

[Robb]

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Commerce 20/40 full table. The game is terrible and I'm second on the list for a table change. I raise 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] UTG. A Rock at the table is two players to my left and cold-calls. Folded to button who folds faceup A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]10 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and says, "I'm folding this only because you're raising, so you better show something good." BB calls. Three to the flop.

FLOP: A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

BB checks, I bet, the Rock raises. BB folds, I 3-bet...

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If he's a rock and he called an utg raise, then it should be a big hand he played passively preflop. If he's like most rocks then postflop he has precisely AK/AQ. Maybe AJ and maybe JJ.
So I'm not sure what a flop re-raise does for you - I guess you put him on something else so I'm curious what you think he had.

[onegymrat]

Here's what went though my tiny mind in that few seconds between the Button showing a folded ace and the relase of my chips for my 3-bet.

Villain is good tight player who seldom gets out of line. He knows that I play as tight of a game as he does, but probably does NOT know my pf range UTG is as wide as it is. His cold-call pf shows respect for my UTG raise, but is not good enough to reraise, but yet too good to fold. There are some good players who will still give too much respect for my pf raises and cold-call with groups like QQ, TT, 88 and under as well as groups like AK, AQ, AJ.

Seeing the ace folded from the Button's hand preflop, I figure one of us would convince the other who doesn't have the other two aces. I was going to test which group of hands he has, and hopefully fold him by the turn. If he indeed has a big ace, I was sure I was going to find out quickly.

Yeah, I know, pretty thin raise.

[tonysoldier]

An interesting opinion. I think that I would have to be sure that this is the kind of guy who definately fold QQ and TT on the turn, and might even fold AQ or AT. I don't really like your play, because not only does he have to fold a hand that beats you (maybe he has 88), but he also has to have raised instead of ditching on the flop. I think that your chances here are pretty slim. And metagame isn't too relevant because you're moving tables soon. Also, your hand has 2 outs, maybe none ...

[elindauer]

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An interesting opinion. I think that I would have to be sure that this is the kind of guy who definately fold QQ and TT on the turn...

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Since an ace was shown face up, it's reasonable to think that this rock is taking a shot at you. However, as tony points out, he has to both have a hand that beats you, and choose to make his move now.

In light of that, I'd want to have some confidence that this player will ditch his hand on the flop. I don't want to have to put in 4 SB bluffing at this pot. If 2 won't get the job done those times I can make him fold, then I'd just give up to this tight passive opponent who is raising my 3rd pair.

-eric

[esspo]

You are definately in a marginal spot, but I like your reasoning and what I think is your plan to lead any turn intending for that to be the last money you put into the pot. Please correct me if I am wrong.

However, all the table talk leads me to think you are perceived as an uber nit (which you probably are [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]). A cheap way to loosen up your opponents would be to fire again on the river expecting to be called and then unashamedly flip over your 99.

If that was your plan all along, then you are just plain uber.

[onegymrat]

Hi esspo,

Yes, you are exactly correct to my plans for this hand, as are Eric and TxRedman. Being that the players at this table took turns stealing blinds in LP, I thought it was time for me to move someone better off this hand. I mean ATTEMPT to move him off.

My plan was to 3-bet the flop and bet the turn. Should the Rock had called both bets, I would check/fold the river unimproved.