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Old 09-17-2006, 11:48 PM
leftysright leftysright is offline
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Default (55): AA early. Can I fold?

PartyPoker Regular Tournament, Big Blind is t40 (7 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

No reads. When I saw the flop I instantly felt he had a set. However, this being a sunday afternoon tourney, hes probably just a donk.
UTG (t2695)
Hero (t2960)
MP1 (t2960)
CO (t8000)
Button (t2800)
SB (t2960)
BB (t7625)

Preflop: Hero is in UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t200</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, BB calls t160

Flop: (t360) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets t300</font>, <font color="red">BB raises to t600</font>

Hero?
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Old 09-18-2006, 12:22 AM
Coz Coz is offline
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Default Re: (55): AA early. Can I fold?

With no reads, you have to go with your gut, if you think he has a set, then fold it. I doubt he would bet this with a flush draw, and hell he could have flopped a straight. I think this raise indicates you are beat, a similar situation happend to me today and I folded TPTK to a guy who I had a feeling hit an inside straight draw on me. He showed me his cards and he did.
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Old 09-18-2006, 12:57 AM
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Default Re: (55): AA early. Can I fold?

why the 5xBB raise? raise it to 120 like normal and go from there. I hate this flop, but I bet less or even check behind here. Like 260 is a good number and I would probably call this reraise and see what he does on the turn.
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Old 09-18-2006, 09:35 AM
AceLuby AceLuby is offline
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Default Re: (55): AA early. Can I fold?

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why the 5xBB raise? raise it to 120 like normal and go from there. I hate this flop, but I bet less or even check behind here. Like 260 is a good number and I would probably call this reraise and see what he does on the turn.

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5xBB raise isn't unheard of early (I have been flamed for 4x raising here w/ AA/KK) and most people make overbets because they get called. That being said, I probably call here and re-evaluate on the turn.
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Old 09-18-2006, 09:40 AM
Soulman Soulman is offline
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Default Re: (55): AA early. Can I fold?

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why the 5xBB raise? raise it to 120 like normal and go from there. I hate this flop, but I bet less or even check behind here. Like 260 is a good number and I would probably call this reraise and see what he does on the turn.

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Isn't checking behind here pretty much horrible? I mean exercising pot control doesn't seem to be that much of an issue here?

I'm calling here as well, I think this is a overpair often enough for it to be worth it.
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