He called me with 7-6 os...

[Elitist Atheist]

Blinds are 200/400, I have about 3500. Villain has about 5000.

Folded up to villain in the sb who my impression of is a LAG player. I'm in the bb with A4s. He raises to 1000.
I think I have the best hand, and I think I have FE because I think he doesn't have a good hand, but I don't want to just call because I think this villain is the type of player who will donk bet enough on the flop either all-in or enough where if I come over the top he's priced in to call. So I re-raise him all-in preflop right there.

He calls me with 7-6. Turns out my read was right but it was just a coinflip anyway and he busts me. I mean maybe he also read me for having hand like this or some other crap and so knew his odds to make the call worth it at that point...I have no idea. But so this leads me to my real question...

In this situation, would my pre-flop play have been better with a hand like Q-10? since then I would've been larger favorite over his hand.

In other words, in a more general and theoretical sense, is it true that...in some situations like the above, the less fold equity you have, the more you'd much rather have a hand that is two big cards as opposed to a weak ace or a small pocket pair? anyone else agree with this or has done some math to corroborate this principle?

[Quanah Parker]

If it were me, I'd prefer holding the A-x, rather than the Q-10.
Villian may hold A-x, K-x....or 67. No telling.
Results oriented, but your read was right.
I haven't run the numbers, but he's probably got the pot odds to call your All-in, which doesn't change a thing IMO.
You made a good decision.
In this case, that's your reward.
Next time, you'll get his chips.

[gobboboy]

If you flip over your hand once you push, he has to call you. Even if you had QT he would have to call you.

Restealing here is completely standard though, because if he's aggressive at all and the stacks are this shallow then you need to gamble and double up. Unless you took a beat recently, you REALLY should not let your stack dwindle this low.

[Quanah Parker]

I never fail to be amazed at the LAGs who do fold here.
You know they've GOT to call.
Yet, they fold all the time.

Would anyone argue they villian shouldn't call here with the 67?

[mdwexford]

hes got to call
4500 in the pot and only 2500 to call

you have to prefer the ace rag to q-10 every time though

[NakedNoggin]

maybe it is just me but with your chip stack...I think you need to pick a better spot than with A rag. You sound like you have pretty good read on the guy but with A rag you are pretty much coin flip to whatever he has. If you feel you are the better player...why coin flip (60/40) with a LAG?

[sholler]

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maybe it is just me but with your chip stack...I think you need to pick a better spot than with A rag. You sound like you have pretty good read on the guy but with A rag you are pretty much coin flip to whatever he has. If you feel you are the better player...why coin flip (60/40) with a LAG?

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60/40 ain't a coinflip homie, and with stacks this low compared to the blinds, you're going to be hard pressed to find a better situation any time soon.

[BigPoppa]

I actually prefer two non-Ace face cards to Ace-rag, given that his calling range would include better Aces and pocket pairs (most of which are higher than the rag).

Only against QQ/KK or a hand like KQ or K10 that happens to have you dominated is the Ace-rag preferable.

In the hypothetical A4 or Q10 choice, Q10 is better against all pairs 44-99, against all Ax up to AQ, and is about the same against 22-33 and 1010-JJ.

[NakedNoggin]

he is 60/40 at best...homie. And being LAG you know he will call. Most likely you are in a coin flip. If you are going to make this play be the first to enter the pot. Anyway...glad you like the play.
Peace out kid.

[yellowdoyle]

HU with a 3:2 edge....why would you pass that up?

With your read, always push here. GL.