$15-$30 hand from the Bellagio..anyone play it differently?

[Mike Gallo]

Hi everyone,

I played this hand last night at the Bellagio. The game was a new must move $15-$30 game.

Since I normally do not play this limit, I decided when I sat down to limit my variance I would play in a very abc style preflop and play my own "style" post-flop.

In the same orbit as this hand I had AA in middle position. I raised preflop and bet every street and won in a showdown.

I now had AA in the big blind after 5 players limped to me. I raised. UTG now limp-re-raised, a loose woman called from early mid position he re-raised, everyone folded to me.

What should I do?

Would anyone consider calling his re-raise (he most likely has QQ KK or AK) and check calling the flop with the intention of check raising the river?

He is a huge underdog against anything I have unless he has AA. If he has KK I can check call his flop bet and check raise him on the turn. The only variable is the loose player. What could she have? A pair? Suited connectors? Maybe she has a hand like 99-QQ or AQ.

I decided that I wanted to stick to my game plan and play straight forward. I three bet and he capped. The loose lady called. Side note, it took me a bit to get used to that. The rules in Atlantic City go a bet and three raises before betting gets capped. In Las Vegas the action goes a bet and four raises before action gets capped. I said cap, and the dealer corrected me and said I could only re-raise, only he or she could cap.

Flop came with 3 innocuous looking cards.

I bet he raised loose lady called I had a premature ejaculation and three bet. He called the loose woman folded. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] I bet the turn and river. He did have KK.

Who would have called the flop raise with the intention of check raising the turn?

If I check raise the turn, I pick up one perhaps one or two extra big bets from the loose woman.