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08-17-2018 , 03:56 AM
Villain is complete Unknown

Live 1/2 NL 9 Handed

Effective Stacks: About $530

Hero In CO
Dealt to Hero:
55

SB posts $1, BB posts $2, Button posts $5 Ultimate Last Action Straddle

Fold, UTG+1 Calls $5 Fold, LJ Calls $5, HJ Folds, Hero Calls $5, SB Folds, BB Raise to $30, Fold, Fold, Hero Calls $25, Straddle Folds

Flop ($71, Two Players)
589
BB Bets $30, Hero Raises to $90, BB Raises to $500 and is All-In, Hero?


Hand of the night tonight. Is it a standard call? About $410 more into a pot that is $251, so about 38% equity needed to call.

The reason I consider folding is I really don't remember seeing AA played this way too often though it is possible and 98s is only 2 combos and also is more likely to call than raise pre I believe. Maybe draws could be possible as well but I would be more inclined to think draw if he was shoving for $250 or $300 more rather than $410.

FWIW, Villain is Mid 30s Mexican dude in San Antonio (everyone is Mexican here) with hip hop look/vibe.
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08-17-2018 , 04:23 AM
So, you think BB is more likely to raise 88 or 99 than AA preflop with the straddle playing the way it does? I'm ok losing this pot to this guy if so, cause he will give it back right quick.

Call.
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08-17-2018 , 05:46 AM
Are we certain V WILL NEVER SHOVE OTF with AAp to "protect" and gain value with his hand here? If we are very certain, we can fold. If we are not certain, we should call. 10 combos beat us while we beat a minimum of 6 combos, AAp. If V's FLOP reraise overbet shoving range is 67s,AA,88-99, our call would be profitable in the long run.

Last edited by smokey93; 08-17-2018 at 05:58 AM.
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08-17-2018 , 09:09 AM
When you stop and think about it, this is a very good flop for you.
Villain raised so his more likely hands, or range if you will, should be hands like AK, AA,KK,QQ and the like.
From your description, he could also easily be the type to shove on a flush draw, if he had a hand like AQ s for example.
Sure, he could have raised with pocket eights or nines also. He can even be crazy enough to raise let's say with suited connectors but you called with your pocket fives to set mine obviously. You got your set!
You floped what you wanted and then you decide to fold, that would be horrible.
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08-17-2018 , 10:27 AM
CALL without much hesitation.

You'll be up against better sets/straights a small portion of the time, but you'll also be against FD/overs, FD+gutshot, Overpairs, straight draws, etc. Too high in your range to fold this, unless the villain is a player that is simply so tight he'd only do this with 88+. Judging by the fact that he straddled, he does not appear to be that type of player.
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08-17-2018 , 11:35 AM
Fist pump call. Thanks for the $ sir. If he actually played 88 or 99 this way, then he is an idiot.

I think you see AA and more specifically AK a ton here.
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08-17-2018 , 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jtm1208
CALL without much hesitation.

You'll be up against better sets/straights a small portion of the time, but you'll also be against FD/overs, FD+gutshot, Overpairs, straight draws, etc. Too high in your range to fold this, unless the villain is a player that is simply so tight he'd only do this with 88+. Judging by the fact that he straddled, he does not appear to be that type of player.
He was actually BB, BTN had straddled.

But your points about his range are well taken. Thanks
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08-17-2018 , 03:41 PM
Thanks for the replies everyone!

Spoiler:
Pretty much the consensus I expected. I think I got a little results oriented after feeling like I was beat, tank calling, and getting coolered but 99. Basically tricking myself into thinking I should have gotten away.

I was really focused on the size of his 3bet Jam and it caused me to discount the chances of AA looking for protection or big draws getting aggro, but as a friend of mine pointed out - with the straddle we were really only about 100bb deep to start the hand.

If someone else had posted this I'm sure I would have been saying "snap call nit"
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08-17-2018 , 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by shorn7
Fist pump call. If he actually played 88 or 99 this way, then he is an idiot.
Didn't think of it this way.

If someone is going to have a 3bet Jamming range here (which is debatable) I would think 88, 99, with a few big draws to balance would be a ok strat.

Are you saying it is bad because he has a set or just bad to 3bet overbet jam in this situation with any hands period?
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