Hi Everyone,

1/3 Uncapped. 5-handed. No Rake (Time Charge +BBJ) I was waiting until the button to top off.

Hero (SB): ($235) Hero is teenager, usually loose but trying to tighten up pre as games are getting tougher. Winning player.
Main Villain (BB): ($400~) I have played a lot with this villain and we know each other's games' pretty well, but not much meta-game implications. OOP i tend to c/c and b/f for value against him as he likes to attack weakness at every opportunity. Has high VPIP.

Earlier in the session we played a hand where I flopped bottom pair, flop went xx, and then I c/c turn and river and won against his K-high.

OTTH

UTG limps. (Good LAG, usually plays 5/25 OTB uncapped when running- $500 min buyin). He likes to play pots with me, because he's better I assume. High VPIP. Button limps. (Unknown, seems solid) Both cover me. I raise to $20 with AdQc. (Is $25+ better in SB?) BB cold calls. UTG flats. Button folds.

($60~)- Qs9c7c . I lead for $30, planning to 3! shove if raised by one of these guys with a 3.5 SPR. BB does raise to $100. Folds to me. Hero shoves. Like this play?

I was also curious as to how I should proceed if I had $400+? Should I be c/c, c/r, b/f etc. Thanks.

I think it's reasonable Don't love any of it but I think you played it the way you should. AQo probably needs to be raised pre. $20 sounds right. $25 would be fine as well. Flop bet was 1/2 PSB, maybe slightly larger would be better but a smaller bet may induce. When V raises I think you can't fold and if you can't fold you might as well shove which you did. Don't love it but I probably play it the same and see if you hold up.

If you were deeper I would have played it the same up until the flop raise.

I think I prefer CRAI on the flop. If you check one of these guys is probably going to stab at it. This is a scary flop to cbet into with something like AK, so your lead generally should mean you have something, so I'm not sure you're going to induce many bluff raises. I still think you should stack off when raised though, this hand is too good to fold at this SPR. You'll certainly see some semibluffs, FDs and whatnot, but I think if you're trying to punish overaggression, checking will induce a lot more of that.

With this easily commitable stack I'm fine with raising preflop; with much deeper ones against these opponents I might not be as fond building a pot OOP. I'd raise just slightly more to aim for 10% of stacks to create a more comfortable stackoff postflop if we hit TP.

With this SPR and drawy of a board I would probably lean to PSBing the flop to shove the turn. I'm also shoving as played (feeling comfortably committed at this SPR / board / opponent facing small bet, although never totally in love with facing a flop raise). ETA: Check/shoving is also fine, although it does risk the flop checking thru, but against aggro players it's a risk worth considering.

GcluelessNLnoobG

I would just call and leave his bluffs open and call down

We'll only have $115 left in a $260 pot; too good a chance he (correctly) figures he doesn't have any FE and checks behind to take his free card if he's drawing (a disaster).

GimoG

It's 1/3 and we block FD

Thanks everyone. AP, villain called my shove with KQ and I held.