Villain is a good player. He is regular at the casino. I don't have much history against him but I know through others that he is a winning player. He opened UTG+1 for $25 and there are two callers. I have AQo in the button and I think it's the perfect opportunity to squeeze. I make it $125. Only the villain called.

Flop was JT9ssx giving me double gutter. He checked. I bet $150. He calls.

Turn was a brick. He checked. I had about $500 behind and I shove. He snap folds.

Now in the very next hand, he opens for $25 again in UTG. There are 2 callers and I now have AKo in the SB. Should I 3-bet again here? I am hesitant because I don't want to come off as a maniac and he comes on top of my raise. With other loose players in the pot I am more inclined to call than 3-bet. Is this line ever okay ? Villain reloaded for $1k and I have about $1.2k.

all we know is he's a "good" player? how are we ranging his UTG+1 open in the first hand? if his range looks anything like most winning players from UTG+1 then we're bluff raising a strong range against a savvy player. (not great)

that said, absent actual history i would be hesitant to assign much of a profile to him based on casino hearsay.

this hand plays poorly against his opening range and his continuing range post flop. i'm inclined to flat behind with two other callers in there and position. i think you picked a poor hand and spot for this play. once he calls flop there, as you can see you had to apply a huge amount of pressure to obtain the desired result.

2nd hand flatting would be bad. 3b for value regardless of history. you absolutely want the betting lead here, as well as a bigger pot.

*edit: general note on history: most players do not adjust their play very quickly based on history with another player. usually it takes a trend of at least several hands for a player to change how they play against you much. it's tempting to over index on factors like image and history at the table. they are much less apparent or relevant to most of your rivals than you might think.

H1 i would check back otf, not a good flop for our range and what is he even folding vs your flop cbet on this flop. Getting raised is a huge disaster (99/1010/JJ/KQs/maybe QQ and some slowplayed KK).

Turm i guess is ok, his range is capped and you have so much equity.

H2 pls snap 3b. You have a premium, and you look FOS rn. Capitalize on it. Calling from the SB with AK is a no-no in almost any scenario, esp from the SB and in this exact situation

Good points. One reason I felt like a raising with that hand is because Villain had opened to $25 couple of times and check/folded on an Ace high board and a dry board when multiple players were in the hand. So I didn't necessarily think he was opening strong. Maybe I shouldn't depend on heresay.

Why is it a poor hand to continue on the flop ? Because his pre flop calling range is capped at QQ-TT, AJ-AQ? But giving up on the bet feels so weak to me. I would have to fold to a bet on the turn.

What's FOS?

more useful reads than what you provided.

flop texture hits his raise/calling range hard.

full of sh*t. see acronyms pinned thread (although this particular one is not in there)

Thanks

Most poker players are really bad. Most of their opinions of other players are really bad. Don't listen to other people about who is good or bad. Make your own judgements.

As for the hand, Id rather just fold it OOP than to flat call with it in this spot. (I wouldnt fold)

Yup! Going to base it on my own reads from now on.