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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

This hands seemed pretty straightforward at the time.
I re-raised his check raise large because I thought that his most likely hands were draws -- possibly even a monster draw -- and I wanted to make sure he paid a fair price for the next card.

Later I thought that perhaps he could have had an overpair or worse set.
What do you guys think?
Did I give him too much credit?

Villain is extremely aggro post-flop (AF = 9 Afq = 70)

888 Poker - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $10.00 (25.00/25.00/0.00/4 (V/P/3/H)
CO: $11.03 (20.00/16.36/4.76/57 (V/P/3/H)
Hero (BTN): $18.89
SB: $31.77 (20.63/19.35/15.00/65 (V/P/3/H)

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has T♣:T♥:

fold, Hero raises to $0.30, SB calls $0.25, fold

Flop: ($0.70, 2 players) T♦:7♠:8♦:
SB checks, Hero bets $0.40, SB raises to $1.20, Hero raises to $3.00, fold


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crazyguy
Joined: 22.02.2008

looking at his pretty high preflop 3-bet stat and his big stack i think he could have just attacked this pretty wet flop.
I don't think anybody from nl10 can fold a set preflop in a headsup pot.
so I think your reraise on the flop isolates only his premuim hands e.g. sets and monsterdraws and 9J. I would call his raise and let him continue betting on blank turns.


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The questions I would ask myself are:

1) what part of his range are the monster draws and what are other hands? Against ridiculously aggressive opponents I think your history is very important.
2) how often will he keep barreling air on the turn and river.

His range seems to be composed of - all overpairs, some monster draws, but such an aggressive opponent would often try to check raise bluff here with AK and see how that goes.

I don't think he calls with AK though. At least not most of the time.
Also some weak pairs with gutshots would make sense as a reasonable semi bluff here. They are unlikely to call either I think.

Assuming he doesn't call way too often, I would extract value with the flop 3bet mainly from weaker sets, two pair hands and some monster draws. sometimes overpairs as well, but that depends on the opponent.

How much of his calling range do you think are the weaker pairs, gutshots, overcards and the rest of the semi bluffs and bluff catchers he may have there?
I don't think many. But could be, if he's really loose.

Hard for me to decide. So I would try to base my answer on number 2 above.
My bottom line here: can you get away from the hand if he hits a good draw? with top set? against such an opponent? I don't think so.
If you agree with that - then If he barrels the turn (and sometimes river) often enough to scare people off the hand when he misses as well, isn't HE going to charge himself for missing the draw anyway? with a lot more weaker hands than would have called on the flop?

I mean - if you're going for stacks anyway, might as well get as many of the weaker hands to pay you off as possible.

Hard for me to say. I'm bad at these spots, but that is my thought process with many ultra aggressive players. They do the betting often enough.
What do you think?


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I like your re-raise unless he:
1) Likes to barel turn and river (over aggressive)
2) You have history where he raises you with no/or small EQ


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zoty79
Joined: 31.03.2010

The board is very wet. So i lke your reraise. He could have the smaller sets, straigthdraws and of course flushdraws.
But your equity vs. his overallrange is very good on verious turncards. So if he his aggressive, you could also call and call him down, because with most cards in the deck you have good equity. But you have to deiced, if he is able to barrel with his entire range.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

This is a re-raise no matter if villain will barrel turn and river, guys.
Board is super wet, there are cards that will kill the action and we should try to get the money in. Lower sets are calling, draws are calling. That's it.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

And there is no need to ask ourselves those long questions when the situation is very simple.
We open paires and hope to hit a set. We hit our set, the board proposes many opportunities for villain to stay and we start asking what's the weather like?
Raise-push!


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YohanN7
Joined: 15.06.2009

Agree, this is simple. Raise and call a push (or push vs a reraise). But don't push right away because he'll fold many hands we want him to call with.


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