A8s/2p/check/reraised

[jessyj07]

Villain is a 15/9/3.33 type after 88 hands.

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UTG ($23.90)
MP ($20.15)
CO ($30.20)
Hero ($30.80)
SB ($26.95)
BB ($3.50)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls $0.25, MP calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, SB calls $1.15, BB calls $1, UTG folds, MP calls $1.

Flop: ($5.25) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets $1</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $5.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $12.25</font>, BB folds, MP folds, Hero.....................?

[whodatdare]

What's beating you here? AA, an unlikely holding given the board. Same for 88. I don't think the range of hands to beat you are very wide here. Call and evaluate on the river. If a blank (non heart)comes I'd seriously look to GIAI , either by bet/3 betting or check raising. Out of those two choices I prefer the former, but that's me.

[jessyj07]

My thoughts about what's beating me...AA unlikely given the loose table and he's aggressive, same with JJ, 88 is possible but given I have an 8 it's very unlikely, so that leaves AJ and no decent player is calling AJ here unless it's sooooted knowing he'll be OOP in a multiway pot. So....I have no idea.

[jessyj07]

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Call and evaluate on the river. If a blank (non heart)comes I'd seriously look to GIAI , either by bet/3 betting or check raising.

[/ QUOTE ]Stacks arent' big enough for that and I'm in position.

[whodatdare]

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My thoughts about what's beating me...AA unlikely given the loose table and he's aggressive, same with JJ, 88 is possible but given I have an 8 it's very unlikely, so that leaves AJ and no decent player is calling AJ here unless it's sooooted knowing he'll be OOP in a multiway pot. So....I have no idea.

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You didn't mention anything about a loose table in your description. If he is that aggressive calling would be a good option to induce a bluff from a blank hitting the turn. I think you're looking at an Ace/High card hand here or a very good flush draw but that's just my opinion.

[jessyj07]

It was a loose table but I was more implying that if he calls it's likely it's going to be a 4 way pot since people never fold after somebody else calls after they limp it. So he's more likely to be extremely straight forward preflop.

[whodatdare]

You're asking about what to do on the flop, right? That's what I was answering, because you and villain are the only ones left in the hand.

[jessyj07]

Yeah, but obv preflop makes his range narrow.

[Waingro]

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My thoughts about what's beating me...AA unlikely given the loose table and he's aggressive, same with JJ, 88 is possible but given I have an 8 it's very unlikely, so that leaves AJ and no decent player is calling AJ here unless it's sooooted knowing he'll be OOP in a multiway pot. So....I have no idea.

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Nobody is folding AJo pf. I can´t see calling really. The pot will be $30 and villain has $13 left so it is push or fold on the flop. I would push, even though AJ looks likely, but so does AQ, AK or some sort of draw. A set is less likely, even though many just calls with JJ pf here.