AQ top pair against flopraise

Scipio · #1 06-01-2007, 01:40 PM

Villain is EMO_Boyfriend, a very good 400/600 regular with 24/19/2,62/27 stats.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed)
Hand

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Button ($495.12)
SB ($116.20)
BB ($350.71)
Hero ($772.83)
MP ($515)
CO ($380)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
Hero raises to $16, MP calls $16, 3 folds, BB calls $12.

Flop: ($50) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $40, MP raises to $155, BB folds, Hero ???

tufat23 · #2 06-01-2007, 01:42 PM

i would err on the side of caution here and fold, simply because its unlikely that you are too light here

Jay Riall · #3 06-01-2007, 02:51 PM

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Same, but I don't like it too much. Obviously if he starts doing it a lot you can stack off.

PBJaxx · #4 06-01-2007, 03:03 PM

Yeah, this is almost always a slightly ahead/WB spot. If you know him to raise a lot of A high flops, etc, then you gotta play back. With only a stat read, I gotta fold.

yenman · #5 06-01-2007, 05:47 PM

EMO in general is very aggro preflop on whole. SO this must mean he feels there is value in flatcalling you preflop in position. Expect him to almost never show up with A-big...
If you have been playing extremely tightly preflop and postflop def expect a set or a str8 f draw.I know he can mix it up here, but never expect him to give up on this pot.

A good player will almost never show up here with AJ down.
This is not a feeler raise hoping you fold your KKQQJJ etc. It is most likely a set raising for value or a big draw raising for fold equity. Remember, EMO is aggro preflpo and felt that just flat calling you preflop has value...

edge · #6 06-01-2007, 06:21 PM

I don't know the player, but just the fact that it's a multiway pot makes air less likely. This leaves a draw and hands that beat you (two pair, set). In a heads-up pot I'm probably shoving, but I'm a bit more inclined to fold here since it's 3-way. Calling would be bad.