JJ in what looks like a steal (5/10)

[earlytimes1]

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villain is lag over small sample.

two questions: 1) is preflop a cap? 2) as played, is flop a raise/fold?


PokerRoom 5/10 Hold'em (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (7 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 5.50 BB

[squeek12]

Easy cap preflop IMO. As played, I raise the flop and fold to a 3-bet. Turn card is just awful, but if villain just called my flop raise, I'd bet/fold the turn and check through the river. I'd also fold to a river donk.

[SukitTrebek]

A lag 3 betting a CO open raise will be raising superlight. Very easy cap preflop.

As played, since no cap I'd raise the flop and keep betting through the river, assuming no A falling. Blind steals play way different than regular hands. He'll be calling down light here, maybe even with AQ UI.

With the A falling on the turn however, I would now expect to rarely have the best hand and fold.

[SoftcoreRevolt]

Cap preflop, and bet the flop.

If he still leads, I'm raising given the LAG read.. but probably folding to a three bet. (if we had the Jc then it'd be different)

[Haupt_234]

I am assuming you mean hes super LAGgy preflop and postflop.

Cap preflop and raise the flop. Don't put him on the K just yet.

Haupt_234

[earlytimes1]

yeah, missed the preflop cap, which I see is standard. hand plays differently thereafter.

[Hielko]

I'm never folding a decent pair versus a lag in a blind battle, A-high is often enough to scoop the pot. But you need a read on how laggy he is. I see lags 3-betting with 22+, 78s+...

[Bob T.]

I've read the other responses, and I'm really surprised.

First, as played, we don't have any idea where we are in this hand, and we have a suspicion that the villian is LAG. I feel like this is a WA/WB situation, and I'm going to call him down, and hope that he shows me pocket 8s. If an eight shows up on the river, I'm hoping he has 9s [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] or maybe JTs.

I don't know how the action is going to go, after a cap, but if bet into on the flop, I'll call it down. If If it goes check/bet/call on the flop, I think I might check behind on the turn, and make sure that my six outer gets to the river, and call any bet on the river.

I think I sleep better if I get to showdown headsup with a big pair.

[dannelito]

1) preflop: cap, if bet into on flop call and fold turn UI
2) as played raise and if 3-bet call and fold turn UI

[Los Feliz Slim]

Cap preflop, raise the flop. If he's still firing at that point it's a lot easier to lay it down, unless he's a total maniac. I think simply calling down from the flop is a mistake, because a LAGy villain will play QJ, 89, or two clubs this way.