NL50: AJ in position against pfr\'er, flop top pair and he 3bets AI
 

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CO ($53.05)
Button ($65.95)
SB ($48.45)
BB ($28.25)
UTG ($56.35)
UTG+1 ($55.85)
MP1 ($31.20)
Hero ($52.35)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to $2</font>, Hero calls $2, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: ($4.75) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets $3.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $9.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to $29.2</font>, Hero ??

Re: NL50: AJ in position against pfr\'er, flop top pair and he 3bets AI
 

Do you have any information on this player or any reads? Looks like an easy fold vs most standard players.

Re: NL50: AJ in position against pfr\'er, flop top pair and he 3bets AI
 

No read, I literally just sat down and this is in my first lap. Looked the guy up in PT and I have 1 hand on him.

Re: NL50: AJ in position against pfr\'er, flop top pair and he 3bets AI
 

Nevermind, your posts have me screwed up [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I just answered your other post and then came back to this so I thought it was 100nl when I re-read it. With no reads I stand by my original answer and fold.

Re: NL50: AJ in position against pfr\'er, flop top pair and he 3bets AI
 

Sorry about the confusion. I did fold -- what about pf? Standard call or too loose with 4 to act? What if my call closed the action?

Re: NL50: AJ in position against pfr\'er, flop top pair and he 3bets AI
 

As played:

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Looks like an easy fold vs most standard players.

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Preflop is debatable, but with no information on the raiser and no aggressive players behind me I probably play it the same.

On the flop you're behind AA, KK, QQ, JJ, 44, 55. Ahead of 66, 77, 88, 99, TT, AK, AQ. I'm not sure I like raising here, though it does let you get away from it early if you're crushed. I think I'd rather call on the flop. You let hands like 99, TT, or something like JT get itself into trouble. But more importantly there are a lot of ways the turn can play out... you have a BDFD, which might let me call another bet if the [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] comes, you have a few outs to trips and 2 pair which are probably good, and there's always the possibility that villain checks to you on the turn, allowing you to see a showdown on the river for a bet (from either him or you).

Its passive, and depending on the card and the action you may still have to drop without knowing quite where you are, but I think I peel and see if I can't improve.