[Nate.]

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Casino AZ 20-40. I haven't been at table long, but villain appeared to be very aggressive and a bit loose. I had been aggressive, though I showed trips on the last hand as Hass folded to me (again) on a turn raise.

I'm in MP, Villain on my right. Folded to him and he raises. Folded all around back to me on the kill, and I make it three bets with TT. Villain calls.

Flop A87 rainbow. Villain bets into me. I call, thinking it's WA/WB. Turn is a 9. Villain bets into me again...

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One opponent and one overcard to your pair, decent pot, you can't fold. I would raise either on the flop, or make a free showdown raise when you pick up the open ender on the turn.

If you raise on the flop he may check the turn if he has an ace with a weak kicker, getting you to showdown cheaper.

The fact that this is a kill pot increases the chance that his hand is not real strong. Many aggressive players will lower their raising standards in kill pots given that the reward for a successful steal is much greater. He has to represent an ace on this flop whether he has one or not. I think the donk makes him less likely to have one. You three bet the flop so it seems that if he had a big ace he'd go for a check raise on the flop rather than betting out.

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emerson--

Have you read the thread? The reasons why this is not a free showdown raise have been thoroughly discussed. (Hint: think about the word "free," and whether or not this showdown will be, under various cirumstances.)

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One opponent and one overcard to your pair, decent pot, you can't fold.

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Well, I've already said that I don't like folding this hand, but this sure isn't the reason why. This is sort of like "call with anything on the end if the pot is substantial"--it often coincides with correct advice but is a totally poisonous way to think about the game.

--Nate