AA's three way.
1/3 8 handed NL.
The Button sat down about 20 minutes ago. He has been very active with pre flop limps, raises and a 3 bet squeeze from the BB 3 way. He has yet to show down. He has won a couple and lost a couple. He chased something to the river a couple times. He seems to bet when checked to. He is the effective with 500.
UTG limps 3, It's folded to me in the HJ with AdAs and I raise to 20, folded to the button who pretty quickly makes the call, utg calls. This was the type of game where once someone limped they usually called the raise. Maybe I could have gone bigger pre.
(60 in pot) 9h8h3c...UTG checks, I check, the button bets 20, UTG folds.
How should I play this from here? My image is tight since I haven't played a hand since the button has been at the table. I was thinking about just giving him rope and letting him barrel off. I also thought about calling the flop and maybe CR a blank turn if he bet small. Is my hand too strong not to just CR the flop and start building a pot?
3 Replies
Do you have the Ah? Significant because it would reduce the number of flush draws and make it easier for you to play heart turns.
Given BN's bet is only 1/3 pot I'm favouring a raise, although you may have to x-c turn, as there are many draw completing cards to consider.
If you do x-r flop I would make it largish (e.g. $90). I don't hate x-c either. To me this is a hand where board texture on the turn and river are obv significant, along with the observation V tends to stab.
If he's stabbing will all pairs and draws, it would be useful to consider which of these he'll bluff. What does he do with 87 for instance? Would he call an x-r with this hand. Would he turn it into a bluff unimproved?
id cr small, and bet big on most turns, which is what id do with a flush draw.
PRE - yeah, we can go larger with the raise.
FLOP - usually I'd c-bet with one V in front and one behind, but if you know he likes to bet when action checks to him, I like checking. Now raise to $150.
Yes. It's an obnoxiously large 7.5x check raise. Do it anyway. The pot will be $360 going to the turn, and we'll have $330 behind that we can jam on a brick.
This V likes to chase his draws. Let him pay the max to see them through to the river.
Doubtful he's flopped 2P+ and is only betting 1/3 pot facing two opponents with uncapped ranges.
