AA on a paired board

Fantam · #1 05-11-2006, 10:17 AM

My opponents in this hand were a little loose, but seemed to have reasonable preflop raising standards, and were reasonable postflop.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 2 folds, MP2 calls, CO raises, 2 folds, Hero 3-bets, UTG calls, MP2 calls, CO caps, Hero calls, UTG calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (16.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets, UTG folds, MP2 calls, CO raises, Hero ....???

What would your plan be for the rest of this hand ?

I expect that I have CO beat with a higher pair. However, I dont know whether MP2 called my flop bet with a 5, and is planning on raising a turn bet.

So should I smooth call CO's flop raise, and check call a bet on the turn ? Fold to a turn double bet ? This might have the advantage of gaining an overcall from MP2 if he has an underpair.

Or should I 3-bet the flop and lead the turn if one or both of my opponents call ?

Yobz · #2 05-11-2006, 10:33 AM

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Or should I 3-bet the flop and lead the turn if one or both of my opponents call ?

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Unless MP2 is super-loose or has 88 you are *way* ahead in this hand.

Absolution · #3 05-11-2006, 10:34 AM

Cap this if you can and be happy.

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However, I dont know whether MP2 called my flop bet with a 5, and is planning on raising a turn bet.

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Then be happy you have a clueless player at your table.

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Or should I 3-bet the flop and lead the turn if one or both of my opponents call ?

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Yes, even if they cap.

CrMenace · #4 05-11-2006, 12:07 PM

(grunch)
An A5 is a heckofa hand for MP2 to have called preflop, isn't it? I would blast away with a board like this.

sarsen · #5 05-11-2006, 12:07 PM

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Or should I 3-bet the flop and lead the turn if one or both of my opponents call ?

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That would be my line.

bozlax · #6 05-11-2006, 12:35 PM

As one of the pooh-bahs or carpals famously said a while back, "If you never stop betting and raising with AA/KK in micro-limit games, you're not going to be too far wrong."

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Or should I 3-bet the flop and lead the turn if one or both of my opponents call ?

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I lead the turn if one of my opponents caps, even (unless I'm planning to c/r). I'll think about slowing down if I'm raised on the turn.

Fantam · #7 05-11-2006, 01:03 PM

Its reassuring when other posters suggest the line that you took in playing a hand.

I 3-bet the flop and only the CO called. I then led the turn and river with the CO calling both streets.

He had KK.

sarsen · #8 05-11-2006, 01:26 PM

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Its reassuring when other posters suggest the line that you took in playing a hand.

I 3-bet the flop and only the CO called. I then led the turn and river with the CO calling both streets.

He had KK.

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Too bad he slowed down. I got a guy last week with KK to cap every street to my Aces on an all unders board. Yummy [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]