NL100: Getting tricky w/AA and now I\'m completely lost.
 

BB seems decent and is running 23/14/2.

UTG+1 is bad and runs 65/32/1.3

I hated the flop, but figured that UTG+1 would bet it with a wide range of hands and so I decided to C/R him. BB beats me to it and now I'm completely lost. I guess I should've just bet the flop.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: $109.85
UTG+1: $87.20
CO: $13.05
Button: $109.65
SB: $158.40
BB: $116.10

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $4</font>, UTG+1 calls, 3 folds, BB calls.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($12.5, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG+1 bets $7</font>, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises to $21</font>, Hero ?

Re: NL100: Getting tricky w/AA and now I\'m completely lost.
 

my standard would be to bet this flop and be happy to get AI against UTG+1. as played now i think folding is fine.
kinda bad spot really as if BB has a similar read on UTG+1 to you then he could easily be making this play with TPGK or a decent draw or even something weaker. i dont mind calling and then getting it in on a safe turn either, but i would probably take the safe route and just fold.

Re: NL100: Getting tricky w/AA and now I\'m completely lost.
 

Easy fold here. Too much trouble on the board. Range of your opponents is anything from mid pp up to ak aq. Flush draw is too scary and you can be sure one or both of them will be drawing or already have made a straight.

Re: NL100: Getting tricky w/AA and now I\'m completely lost.
 

err... my default is to reraise here but thats probly a leak

Re: NL100: Getting tricky w/AA and now I\'m completely lost.
 

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err... my default is to reraise here but thats probly a leak

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seriously?!? this is a pretty big leak imo.

Re: NL100: Getting tricky w/AA and now I\'m completely lost.
 

Think you managed to save eom $$$ by going for this c/r - you have one pair on a horrible board, vs a bet and a check raise... easy fold.

(Although you do have a tasty flush draw)

Re: NL100: Getting tricky w/AA and now I\'m completely lost.
 

gotta fold now.

check is better if you're HU or the board is dryer. the problem now is that you don't know whether BB thinks you've given up and has something liek AJ or whehter he has a real hand, but you can't do much about it.

i think it was in HPFAP (maybe ToP), but in one of sklansky's books he wrote about playing 3 way pots with fish. generally you want to play straightforward because the other non-fish is going to play straightforward as well. he's going to be less likely to bluff because he knows he's probably getting action from the fish and therefore you can trust his raises more than usual. he's going to trust your checks more than usual as well though because why would you check this flop with any piece with a huge fish in there.

Re: NL100: Getting tricky w/AA and now I\'m completely lost.
 

as played easy fold, you only have 4 invested and I believe are way behind

flop texture about as bad as it comes for AA, muck it imo