AA OOP 200BBs deep
 

This is a hand I played last night at NL50, but by this point most of the table had over 200 BBs, so I figure this is deep enough that small stakes is probably a slightly better place for it than micro. The guy to my right was sitting with 1000 BBs at one point, and there was a decent chunk of time where three of us were sitting with 300. So it's been an interesting game.

The villain in this hand has been at the table for a while. He seems competent and hasn't gotten out of line. My game has been mostly focused around the guy to my right; I'm taking almost every flop he takes, and a few otherwise, but other than that I've only been going to war with big hands. Effective stacks are $110.

I pick up AA UTG and raise to $2. Villain calls from the button, BB calls as well.

Flop comes 543 with two diamonds. I lead for about the pot, he raises to $19. Can't remember at the moment if I had the A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], but I'm pretty sure I did.

What's your plan for the rest of the hand?

EDIT: Forgot to mention it's 6 max.

Re: AA OOP 200BBs deep
 

Is this short handed or full ring?

How's the button been playing lately? Do you think he's the kind of player who would call a raise from a player UTG with TT,JJ,QQ,KK or AA? Or would he reraise those hands preflop? If he would reraise those hands preflop, than I think this is a fold.

Is he the kind of player who would raise a draw in position? If so than maybe you have a reraise at hand.

This is a decently tough hand, really only because of your position. Overall this is pretty read dependant i'd say. Against someody who I don't have a ton of info on, i'd fold, only barely.

Re: AA OOP 200BBs deep
 

Is the button capable of making this raise with a flush draw, or does he more likely have a set. Does he re-raise preflop with hands like 99 and JJ? Those are the questions i would ask myself.

Re: AA OOP 200BBs deep
 

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Is the button capable of making this raise with a flush draw, or does he more likely have a set. Does he re-raise preflop with hands like 99 and JJ? Those are the questions i would ask myself.

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Sure. Once you've asked them, how do you proceed?

Let's put him on a range of hands. He could easily have sets, possibly pair and draw hands like 65 or 66, a couple of flush draws, and overpairs. Against that range, how do you proceed, knowing that we've still got another $90 or so behind and $30 or so in the pot right now?

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Is the button capable of making this raise with a flush draw, or does he more likely have a set. Does he re-raise preflop with hands like 99 and JJ? Those are the questions i would ask myself.

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Sure. Once you've asked them, how do you proceed?

Let's put him on a range of hands. He could easily have sets, possibly pair and draw hands like 65 or 66, a couple of flush draws, and overpairs. Against that range, how do you proceed, knowing that we've still got another $90 or so behind and $30 or so in the pot right now?

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First thing that comes to mind: 54 suited.....

Also, 65, 76, sets, PP. You're way behind to 76, sets, and 54. You're coinflip with 65. You're way ahead of PP.

Depends on your read of him pre-flop (does he seem to call raises often or is he very tight?) and post-flop (does he make these raises often?), but this might be a fold situation.

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Re: AA OOP 200BBs deep
 

ugh, im struggling in those spots as well. I think there is no other option than calling on the flop, you can´t realy fold yet, you are behind equity wise against combodraws if you get it in on the flop and sets crush you, weak overpairs fold etctec.
In those spots it´s probably best to bet the turn semi strong ..like 3/4 pot or a little less. Most villians react pretty straight foreward to that, i.e. raise their sets AI and call draws. C/C save river.
Against a very aggresive player i c/r ai turn. I also sometimes fold the flop against good very TAG players. I cand find to play well against their range at all because they get the takecard vs semibluff turn frequency right with their draws.
Didn´t we play together at 100NL stars btw. ?