Heads up out of position with a TAP

Roger that three bet with AA from the SB, 10-4 DeCifer.

[DeeJ]

flop is terrible, now is the time to establish your hand's relative strength on a monotone board, not when it's expensive. You give a sole club, or AK or KQ the chance to catch up cheaply and then you're struggling.

I bet/3bet the flop here and if it's capped by a good player I'd be worried about being up against JJ or a flush. I'd bet out (and call a raise) on a non-club non AK turn. But otherwise calling down. Heads up I'm not smart enough to lay down a set. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

But I did lay down Aces yesterday, on the turn, correctly, a move I'm always pleased with [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[bernie]

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how can you not be afraid of AA, KK, JJ, or a flush here?

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Well, on the flop, you're ahead of 2 of those hands.

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I think that If I lead at the flop I set myself up for disaster. By leading at him he's smart enough to know that I'm only going to lead into someone who three bet the flop with a monster or a perfect read on him, most likely the monster. Same thing if I check raise the flop.

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Disaster? Talk about seeing monsters...

You should be betting/c/r'ing this with lesser hands on the flop also. You don't need the nuts to bet.

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Against any other opponent I play this hand like described above, lead at him, and hope he raises, so I can 17 bet the flop, and 19 bet the turn. Check and call the river..lol.


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Wow, even against a more passive opponent?

Good luck.

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[bernie]

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