$200 6m AJo - Weird Spot / Hand-reading Activity

[craigthedeac]

I think this is a pretty sick hand. This hand comes down purely to hand-reading, in my opinion, so what kind of range would you assign Villain?

My coach (KRANTZ) and my HSNL friend (MYNAMEIZGREG) say different things.

Reads: Villain is a TAG, I haven't played a lot with him, but he seems decent so far. I imagine he views me as solid as well, and I have been playing my normal LAG game and have been aggressive preflop recently.


NL $200 6-max:
Villain is SB at seat 0 with $380.10.
Hero is BB at seat 1 with $290.60.
UTG is at seat 2 with $47.55.
CO is at seat 3 with $448.35.
Button is at seat 4 with $123.30.

Villain posts the small blind of $1.
Hero posts the big blind of $2.

Hero: J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Pre-flop:
1 fold. CO calls. 1 fold. Villain (SB) completes. Hero (BB) raises to $10.
CO calls. Villain calls.

Flop [$30] (board: 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]):

Villain checks. Hero bets $24. CO folds.
Villain raises to $55. Hero calls.

Turn [$140] (Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]):

Villain bets $100. Hero ??? [I have $225 and he covers.]


A few things to consider:
1) Bet sizing - the flop raise is basically a minraise. The turn bet size is also important, looks like he is trying to induce a shove.
2) This is like the worst board ever for him to bluff on, particularly on the turn. Check-raising this flop is pretty suicidal if you don't have a hand and the turn brings the flush draw. He should know my range on the turn is literally trips and better. He shouldn't be expecting a fold from me.
3) His preflop line - he completes after a limper and calls my raise. This ought to significantly affect the range you come up with.

I'll save the rest of my thoughts until after there has been some discussion.

[mark_foley]

22

[Llama88]

hmm 22, random suited connctors with spades, or even a small pocket pair hta the decided to limp with

[SharkSandwich]

Like JT[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]?

[kekec37]

If the villain is not bluffing, he has you beat. His flop minraise seems like he wants you to call and he is not afraid of the flush. Minraise is also much scarier than shove on this flop. 22 also explains him just completing the small blind and not raising preflop. Its a tough fold though.
If this is bluff, its a very elaborate one and he is clearly thinking on third level. I guess it all comes down to whether he is capable of such a bold bluff.

[Fonkey123]

22, A2, random spades (dependent upon his donk factor)

[jk3a]

Villain does not have a flush because of the flop raise size. The only hand that makes sense is 22 or a loosely played A2s. I fold the turn and don't think too much about it. I would be pretty surprised if a decent player is bluffing or value-betting worse on this turn card.

[GrandMelon]

feel the breeeeeze

[reup]

A2 seems possible, do tags limp 22 here, i'm raising 22 erytime and im tag, maybe he slowplay summin cause of your image. i don't think he's bluffing you even though your image is laggy. when you call his raise it's scary for him. i dont feel good here.

[ASC-what]

no one thinks he could be betting trip aces here?