Pocket AA on a KQJr board ... Help me find the right line.

[derick]

Hero has $260 on the button.
Vill has $220 in middle position.

2/4 $400 NL

Villan is 40/9 with 100 hands...

I've played tight, I've trippled my $40 buyin and then doubled it again. I've shown down QQ and KJo from the BB.

Preflop:

One limper
Villan raises to $20
Hero re-raises with AA to $70
limper folds.
Villan calls.

Flop:

KQJrainbow.

Villan checks.


My first reaction was to just all in continuation bet.

I have a flop aggression of about 5!!! I have been trying to cut that down to a reasonable number.

Should I ram it all into a dangerous board?

I think ... What kind of hand does he have that would raise and then call my $70 re-raise? Checking is consistent with a set. KQ, QJ, JK just made 2 pair... 99, TT, AK, or AQ I can beat.

I decided he was most likely to have KK, QQ, JJ or AK and just called hopeing for one of my A or a T.

Turn was a 6
Villan went all in.

What's your move?

[orange]

I usually c/f. Your ahead of nothing but a bluff and medium PP. Also, reload.

[Hattifnatt]

Check flop OK IMO, with a potbet left in the stack you can push.

Fold on the turn.

[derick]

Thanks for the replies,

One of the many weak parts of my game is letting go of good starting hands. I especially have trouble letting go of AA. This may be due to playing too much limit poker where you almost never fold to one bet on the river ...

[the machine]

easy check fold

[derick]

[ QUOTE ]
Hero has $260 on the button.
Vill has $220 in middle position.

2/4 $400 NL

Villan is 40/9 with 100 hands...

I've played tight, I've trippled my $40 buyin and then doubled it again. I've shown down QQ and KJo from the BB.

Preflop:

One limper
Villan raises to $20
Hero re-raises with AA to $70
limper folds.
Villan calls.

Flop:

KQJrainbow.

Villan checks.


My first reaction was to just all in continuation bet.

I have a flop aggression of about 5!!! I have been trying to cut that down to a reasonable number.

Should I ram it all into a dangerous board?

I think ... What kind of hand does he have that would raise and then call my $70 re-raise? Checking is consistent with a set. KQ, QJ, JK just made 2 pair... 99, TT, AK, or AQ I can beat.

I decided he was most likely to have KK, QQ, JJ or AK and just called hopeing for one of my A or a T.

Turn was a 6
Villan went all in.

What's your move?

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I called the all in and was shown pocket sixes!!!

This suprised the hell out of me since I suspected KK, QQ or JJ...

Asides from calling the turn all in, I think you played your hand correctly.