I got out of the kiddie pool and made a move... comments?

[RiverTheNuts]

Fullhanded average table. I limp UTG with A5s ... folded to CO, who raises 8 BB, folded to me UTG and I reraise to 30 BB, he calls.

Flop comes 346 rainbow, I push for about the pot size.

CO has 4x the buyin, and seems like a solid player. He has seen me take down a couple pots playing solidly and I induced a busted draw to bet and called down with 3rd pair an orbit ago, so I dont think he's all that confident against me.

I read his CO raise as bigger than his normal raise, and as a steal attempt, so I pose a huge hand by reraising.. I fold to a push, but I feel I can pick up the pot right here. If called, I plan to push any flop. Flop comes about as good as I can ask for, so I push...

Comments? I give him credit for only being able to call my push with AA-TT or a set, and if he does I have 8, possibly 11 outs

[beginnersluck13]

Is it just me or is anyone else dropping this preflop, especially with your read on him being a solid player. You are out of position and also don't have a strong starting hand unless the flop hits you hard. I am new at this so curious to see what others have to say.

[RiverTheNuts]

Ill always limp a suited ace in EP inviting others in to jack up my implieds... usually I dump PF to that raise, but decided that my table image was good and I actually found a player smart enough to respect a limp reraise, so I did it.

[big_steve]

If in fact he does have AA-TT or a set you are a huge under dog in the pot. The main concern is playing the hand when a "solid" player has entered the pot with a decent raise. Even if you hit the ace on the turn he may have you virtually drawing dead. Did you win the hand btw???

[amoeba]

perfectly fine if your read that other guy is solid is good.

If I was villain I would dump everything but AA and maybe maybe KK here.

incidentally you are pretty much coinflip against all pocket pairs between TT and KK.

[gulebjorn]

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I limp UTG with A5s

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Risky, but if i think i can get away with it at a passive table, i'd do the same.

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folded to CO, who raises 8 BB, folded to me UTG and I

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Fold

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reraise to 30 BB, he calls.

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Flop comes 346 rainbow, I push for about the pot size.

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Upside: At least you hit the flop. The OESD is good for 8 clean outs, so you're a little over 30% to win this.
Downside: He called your 30BB bet preflop, and since he couldn't possibly believe this flop helped you, nothing's changed since then. So my guess is he's calling, and he's got you beat.

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I give him credit for only being able to call my push with AA-TT

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I think he's got AK, AQ or TT-QQ. Actually, if he calls with a pair (except A's of course) this gives you 3 extra outs.

I'm curious to read some results though...

[gulebjorn]

OP said: I give him credit for only being able to call my push with AA-TT or a set

Amoeba said: If I was villain I would dump everything but AA and maybe maybe KK here. incidentally you are pretty much coinflip against all pocket pairs between TT and KK.

So my point being: why would you wanna get yourself in a situation where a coinflip is the best possible scenario?

I'm assuming you had 100BB to start the hand.
With a 60 BB pot PF + 70 from your bet, he's getting 130-70 or almost 2-1 odds on this call... i don't see him folding.

[sting]

If Villain is really solid/good, he wont call without AA unless he's got a read on you for a bluff. Your limp reraise screams Aces. He obviously likes his hand and you'd better hope he can lay down QQ or KK. I like the play if Villain really is solid.

[Caballa]

Do you have a backdoor flush draw?

[RiverTheNuts]

I did have the backdoor flush as well, so I didnt feel bad about getting called, and like I said I didnt see him calling 70 BB without a monster.

He ended up folding to my push on the flop, which was just fine with me