$33 L4 AJ in sb, LAG btn raises.. Is this cool or outta control?

McSturdy · #1 10-09-2007, 12:29 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

MP2 (t870)
CO (t1620)
Button (t4620)
Hero (t4450)
BB (t4590)
UTG (t1400)
UTG+1 (t1900)
MP1 (t550)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
5 folds, Button raises to t1000, Hero raises to t2500, 1 fold, Button calls t1500.

Flop: (t5200) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero raises all-in [t2050] , Button calls t1950.

Button is LAG, about 25/15..

I'm obv ahead of buttons range.. The stack sizes made this a bit tricky imo..

What do you think?

Thanks for any input..

Webster · #2 10-09-2007, 01:18 PM

I'm not sure I would be playing AJo to any raise at this point.

If he is a LAG let him work on the other guys. He is not going to back down to your aggression and can always play a hand so bad YOU get booted.

There are 5 guys in their shells waiting to get stealed. Why go to war with another big stack. IF I was the short guys I would be smiling watching the whales go at it.

StregaChess · #3 10-09-2007, 01:31 PM

Not cool, outta control, fold preflop

jaydreb · #4 10-09-2007, 02:19 PM

Yuck. You probably didn't need to get involved here.

If you really think AJ is good here (and it might be), move all-in on him, which puts him to the test and takes away your positional disadvantage.

sonneti · #5 10-09-2007, 02:47 PM

AJ I'd fold. 99-AK I'd shove, AQ I'd probably shove over a 600 raise when I see a 1000 raise that usually means they arent going away.

The blackjacker · #6 10-09-2007, 02:50 PM

It's out of control I would say.

I think you have to big stack to risk that against him with AJ. I mean I think repopping like that is a risk play, a good one often but still.

If it would be against agains CO with 1600 or even better some 2000-2500 stack who defintately can fold a 500 bet there, I guess it would be fine since you just shoves. Worst case must be to see a flop and miss like this.

As it's played I guess you have to shove the flop with that huge pot

Weird huge bet by the button btw, if he does that all the time then I might push with those stacks, but otherwise.. I guess it might be 99,TT or JJ some people just hate to play a flop with those, specially jacks..

MauMau · #7 10-09-2007, 06:02 PM

just fold PF - no need to mess with another bigstack with AJ - you are way to often dominated or flipping - no need for that