$200 6m AJo - Weird Spot / Hand-reading Activity

[craigthedeac]

I think this is a pretty sick hand. This hand comes down purely to hand-reading, in my opinion, so what kind of range would you assign Villain?

My coach (KRANTZ) and my HSNL friend (MYNAMEIZGREG) say different things.

Reads: Villain is a TAG, I haven't played a lot with him, but he seems decent so far. I imagine he views me as solid as well, and I have been playing my normal LAG game and have been aggressive preflop recently.


NL $200 6-max:
Villain is SB at seat 0 with $380.10.
Hero is BB at seat 1 with $290.60.
UTG is at seat 2 with $47.55.
CO is at seat 3 with $448.35.
Button is at seat 4 with $123.30.

Villain posts the small blind of $1.
Hero posts the big blind of $2.

Hero: J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Pre-flop:
1 fold. CO calls. 1 fold. Villain (SB) completes. Hero (BB) raises to $10.
CO calls. Villain calls.

Flop [$30] (board: 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]):

Villain checks. Hero bets $24. CO folds.
Villain raises to $55. Hero calls.

Turn [$140] (Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]):

Villain bets $100. Hero ??? [I have $225 and he covers.]


A few things to consider:
1) Bet sizing - the flop raise is basically a minraise. The turn bet size is also important, looks like he is trying to induce a shove.
2) This is like the worst board ever for him to bluff on, particularly on the turn. Check-raising this flop is pretty suicidal if you don't have a hand and the turn brings the flush draw. He should know my range on the turn is literally trips and better. He shouldn't be expecting a fold from me.
3) His preflop line - he completes after a limper and calls my raise. This ought to significantly affect the range you come up with.

I'll save the rest of my thoughts until after there has been some discussion.