Take a chance, raise the flop?

[SomethingClever]

Reads: SB is seriously braindead. I described him as "weirdly aggressive" in a previous post, but I don't think that quite captures it. He donks without prejudice, and loses tons of money. Just rebought.

No read on UTG.

So.... given that dynamic, is this worth a flop raise... or does UTG have AA too often?

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Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, CO folds, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls but feels like raising might be sexy...

[MicroBob]

no read on UTG really sucks for trying to decide here.

limp-reraise could also be KK for all we know too and he might fold it for 2 bets.
Is it worth 2 bets just to try to push him out and/or find out where you are in the hand in relation to him?


I really don't know but I think it's an interesting decision so I thought I would at least reply and bumpity it back up.

Tell Bob the bump worked.

I actually like a flop raise here. AA is most likely the only Ace hand a "normal" UTG would limp-reraise with. That's not too likely with an ace hitting the flop. You should be beating the chipspewing monkey of a small blind almost 80% of the time, so I would consider risking 2 small bets to isolate him and play it out from there.

[MicroBob]

FWIW - somethingclever did not ask me to bump his thread (if that was your implication)