V1 comes often, likes to gamble. V2 unknown. Hero is tight.
2/5 PLO
Button straddle 10.
Hero: $850
V1: $1050
V2: $1800


Hero raises to $35 UTG w AsKcTs9c
V1 in Cutoff raises to $100
V2 on button calls
Hero calls
Flop AcKs3s.
Hero bets $225
V1 raises to $950 all in.
V2 folds.
Hero?

How do you like my line?

Depends what V'1s 3 bet frequency is like. If hes only doing this with KK+ then check calliing is better. If he is wide then check raising. Not sure the c bet is necessary here as you dont need to protect your hand here as you have such a massive redraw. You want weaker flsuhes etc coming in here which button might have but we lose that dead money option by leading and CO reraising

leading is superbad

why do you think leading into into this particular player after he 3bet is best on this AKx board?

Rational for leading is it's less likely V1 or V2 has AA or KK since I block both of those. Plus, I want wraps and weaker flush draws to invest money on their draws.
Assuming V1 is an extremely tight 3bettor pre, lucaspawpaw16, you believe the x/call, x/call stack on turn is better??

As played you have to call the raise. You have 33% equity or so against a set of aces, over 40% equity against a set of kings, are basically freerolling AK and are ahead if he somehow has a set of 3s.

I like checking in this spot. When you think about the hands he can have, check-raising is almost always better then bet/calling. If he has a set of aces or a set of kings, given how strong your hand is you're going to get it in either way. If he whiffed, then check-raising allows you to hopefully get another bet out of him. If he has AKxx, then you're free rolling him. He's probably calling your lead but also calling your check-raise. And if he has a wrap (basically only AQJT or KQJT in a 3-bet pot), you can force him to make a bad call by check raising.

Check calling has merits too.

What if he never bets when he whiffs (only bets two pair plus and good draws) and calls a bet with some hands he would check behind (like AQJ9)?

We can get value on turn/river v. those hands (the hand you listed has 2 outs,), but if V is never going to bet when he whiffs betting obviously looks better.

he often improves to 2nd best hands, which we want.

Leading is pretty terrible obv, you lose all kinds of equity by leading, but i think you ae just happy to take it down on the flop anyway.

Obv not folding now. Lead is whatever. Prolly go alot smaller.

top 2 with the NFD and asking what to do?

is this a level?

4b pre

Yeah 4b pre is an atrocious play.
I ended up getting it in on the flop.
Villain had AA, and the board paired with a 3 on the turn.

not really, but leading certainly is

Lol, evidently gii otf was equally atrocious. Who stacks off with top 2 + fd against super obv AA?!?!

Everybody who didn't fail high school math. Hero needs less than 30% equity to call it off and even has slightly better than 30% in the worst case scenario of villain having AhAdQsJs to take away spade and backdoor broadway outs.

leading is terrible, as played you need to call.

Check calling is more optimal.

Check call > check raise >>>>>>>>> finding a fly in your food at the local casino >>>>> lead

I guess they didn't teach satire at your highschool.

can we see a gag-off between you two?

Lol, I don't think that means what you think it does. At least not where I'm from. Either way, it's not necessary. Gl op, madlex et al.

I am a seasoned linguist

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