Villian in this hand has been here for approximately 45 minutes, and is on my direct left. He has 700 and I have 800. The table has seen a lot of raises and reraises from someone who is in H/J this hand. The player to my left is pretty solid, not playing as tight as me.....but I've been getting absolute garbage a lot! Usually I raise p/f in this situation, but given the guy in the h/j has been raising a lot I decided to limp in.

I'm UTG w/ AQ

After I limp, so do 4 others and both blinds complete.

A83

2 checks, I lead for 30. Villian to my left makes it 80 total. All fold to me and I call.

I figure his range is a 33, 88, A3, A8, possible flush draw, AJ, AT and possibly A9....but not likely.

6

I check and he bets 80. Hero?

His range could still be approximately the same. I don't think he has a set, or 2 pair right here. Possibly a flush draw. The pot is approximately 275. A set would likely bet more if he puts me on the flush draw, as would 2 pair. So this is either a flush draw, or possibly a worse A than mine. Would a raise to 275 take this down? If they call, what should my plan be for a river, c/f? What if it just blanks out also?



This next hand it's a FR table that is now 4 handed. These tables tend to play different then SH tables, so I wanted to see what people thought here. Villian in this hand is aggressive. He likes to play his hands fast typically, including his draws. I have 1200 and he has about 800. I'm UTG and I straddle.

I have 87
Button folds and he makes it 30. BB folds, and I call.

A88
He bets 35. I raise to 100, and he calls.

I think he can have anything at this point, and my 8 is obviously good. He either has an A, a FD, or a high PP and he might not believe I have a big ace or an 8.

Q

He checks and I bet 100 and he calls after a minute or two.

Now I'm thinking he could have a f/d, maybe like KQ or just an A still. Should I have bet more?


5

He checks. Hero?

Is a worse hand ever calling here? If I bet more on the turn, is it likely he will pay me off with a hand I beat? If he has the NFD he would have to have me on a FD also to be able to check here. What can I bet that he can call if he just has an A?
Does anyone like a check behind on the turn? If he doesn't have the flush there is a slight chance he may lead into me on the river with an A, or maybe even KK, JJ, TT as long as he thinks I was trying to make a move.


Sorry this is scattered, but I've been up too long.