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bobhalford · #1 11-29-2006, 11:45 AM

Button has been caught donking the flop with trash hands into the PRF + 3 opponents. He is a bet when checked to kind of player, kind of laggy. What's my plan here?

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Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
2 folds, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, BB calls, Button calls.

Flop: (9 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, Button bets, Hero raises, BB folds, Button 3-bets, Hero caps, Button calls.

Turn: (8.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises...

poisonxfree · #2 11-29-2006, 11:54 AM

I call down from here. Yeah, he's laggy but you c/r/capped and he's still raising you on the turn.

Oink · #3 11-29-2006, 11:56 AM

He is showing a lot of strength. I call the turn hoping to have 10 outs against his 2 pair. River if UI is a crying call hoping to se an overplayed AK.

mxer7734 · #4 11-29-2006, 12:13 PM

Just lead the flop, no point in risking this getting checked around on that type of flop when you have AA. Save the tricky play for HU pots.

Jiggymike · #5 11-29-2006, 12:30 PM

Yes you should have bet out preflop with your AA against 2 other players. Capping flop is fine but when he raises you again on turn just call down...if he's overplaying you will win the same but lose less if 1) you are behind and win less if he is making some ridiculous bluff.

duckman · #6 11-29-2006, 12:31 PM

Its hard to advise anything but call down unless your gut is telling you this is a free showdwon raise.
Otherwise its looks perfect from here.

bobhalford · #7 11-29-2006, 12:40 PM

Yeah, I lead the flop almost always here, but my read on this button convinced me I could c/r him, and if I gave a free card, well, it's not like my hand is all that vulnerable, despite the flop being a bit drawy. If button has a K, he's drawing to 3 outs (not including my redraws if he hits).

jba · #8 11-29-2006, 01:50 PM

if you bet out you can often keep BB in there drawing very thin.

bbbushu · #9 11-29-2006, 02:43 PM

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if you bet out you can often keep BB in there drawing very thin.

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this is pretty smart. if villain can raise, anyways, you can blow BB out after s/he's made a small contribution by three-betting. since you're capping anyways, it doesn't cost you anything extra.

i may have just called the flop three-bet and went into call-down mode. although your hand is very strong, it appears to have been sucked out on my K9 or K8 and every bet that goes into the pot is further proof of this (as there was no "villain goes nuts with any piece" read in the OP).

bbbushu

ILOVEPOKER929 · #10 11-29-2006, 02:56 PM

This hand was played perferctly, now finish it off by calling down.