maybe too opponent specific to get a constructive thread

[Matt Flynn]

sam,

first thing i thought was raise.

second, call.

third, fold.

it's all terribly flow dependent though. i saw your results. doesn't change my answer.

matt

[good2cu]

[ QUOTE ]
I posted this hand, because I feel a reasonable argument can be made for all three of the possibilities - calling, folding, or raising (as a bluff of course). I chose to call, but in retrospect, I think folding and raising might be better options. The result was kind of interesting: he had the other two threes.

[/ QUOTE ]
hmm intresting. sick value bet.

[KRANTZ]

i agree w matt i think

[mak15]

so we're repping an 8 with a raise?

[Triumph36]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I posted this hand, because I feel a reasonable argument can be made for all three of the possibilities - calling, folding, or raising (as a bluff of course). I chose to call, but in retrospect, I think folding and raising might be better options. The result was kind of interesting: he had the other two threes.

[/ QUOTE ]
hmm intresting. sick value bet.

[/ QUOTE ]

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but it's obviously a bluff to get out some other mid-pairs. I don't think he feels like you'd look him up here with AK high - would you?

[Colms]

i'd prefer to raise here.

[FoxwoodsFiend]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I posted this hand, because I feel a reasonable argument can be made for all three of the possibilities - calling, folding, or raising (as a bluff of course). I chose to call, but in retrospect, I think folding and raising might be better options. The result was kind of interesting: he had the other two threes.

[/ QUOTE ]
hmm intresting. sick value bet.

[/ QUOTE ]

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but it's obviously a bluff to get out some other mid-pairs. I don't think he feels like you'd look him up here with AK high - would you?

[/ QUOTE ]

if 33 is a call, so is AK. they're obviously not identical here since 33 is counting on AK being shown a good amount, but they're pretty damn close.

[Nezzar]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I posted this hand, because I feel a reasonable argument can be made for all three of the possibilities - calling, folding, or raising (as a bluff of course). I chose to call, but in retrospect, I think folding and raising might be better options. The result was kind of interesting: he had the other two threes.

[/ QUOTE ]
hmm intresting. sick value bet.

[/ QUOTE ]

More like bad bluff.

[Triumph36]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I posted this hand, because I feel a reasonable argument can be made for all three of the possibilities - calling, folding, or raising (as a bluff of course). I chose to call, but in retrospect, I think folding and raising might be better options. The result was kind of interesting: he had the other two threes.

[/ QUOTE ]
hmm intresting. sick value bet.

[/ QUOTE ]

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but it's obviously a bluff to get out some other mid-pairs. I don't think he feels like you'd look him up here with AK high - would you?

[/ QUOTE ]

if 33 is a call, so is AK. they're obviously not identical here since 33 is counting on AK being shown a good amount, but they're pretty damn close.

[/ QUOTE ]

Even though AK may be a better hand than 33 to float with, paradoxically it's way more likely in my experience that players will float with small pairs rather than overcards. A lot of players seem to give up with AK because of the possible reverse implied odds of continuing past the flop.

[Nezzar]

Sam,

Against opponent described raise less pf and see flops with position and a stack behind.

And yeah, if opponent is good i like a fold more than a call in the hand.

but its close and as you said arguments for calling, folding and raising could be made althoguh i dislike raising.