Preflop: raise aces gets reraised, what now?

[einbert]

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Call the re-raise.

Lead 3-bet or C/R all in on most flops.

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Exactly my thoughts.

I would only reraise here against a really bad player who I know will call my reraise with a large range of hands.

[scdavis0]

There really isn't a right answer.

With KK I think it is a clear call.

[soah]

Calling is crazy. You're out of position and he barely has more than 10% of his stack in the pot. There are tons of ways that he can end up getting away very cheaply postflop but if he outflops you there's not much you can do to get away. If he knows how to fold KK preflop then he surely knows how to fold it postflop too when needed.

This is also terrible in the grand scheme of things because in the future he knows that he can get away with reraising you with a wide range of hands and still get a flop with them. How would you feel when he's making this move with 77 or 98s, knowing he can either get you to fold, or get a chance to stack your big pair?

[slickpoppa]

Just make it 30bbs total. If he calls and is a reasonable player, you know that he almost definitely has KK or QQ. By just smooth calling you are left guessing from a much wider range of hands.

I don't understand why it's a bad situation when your aces get action.

I reraise here because you're out of position and there aren't that many chips in the centre yet.

[Staycool]

I really only like calling if i can confidently narrow his hand range to AK, QQ, KK. Then get $ in on the flop, as others have said. But I don't trap enough...Does the fact that he just sat down limit or expand his range or neither?

You shouldn't be so worried in this situation, though. You will get villain to make -EV decisions when you reraise, even though some % of the time you will get outflopped or outdrawn. If his range is wider, make him put in more $ with his random pair hands...just the other day, I had a hand like this where I got a quarter of my stack in preflop w AA vs 77.

[Leptyne]

Of course a re-raise pretty well defines your hand, but a pre-flop raise is what you're looking for. AA wants to get it all in pre-flop. I make a pot-sized re-raise (which is what villain raised) to $35.

This is not a good spot for villain to smooth call as it invites a push on the flop. Better to fold or push. This is the spot you dream of where villain pushes pre-flop with KK.