preflop 3-bet ranges from OOP (like the BB) is going to be almost exclusively AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK and "maybe" AQs. You didn't give us much of a description, but usually I'd expect AA, KK to 3-bet much bigger so this makes me think V has AK, AQ and even TT hoping to juice the flop and hit.
Given that V blasts this flop, I think we can discount AA, KK, AK so this makes me think V has QQ, JJ, TT, that is trying to turn his hand into a bluff and steal it. This is of course assume V is somewhat competent. If V is a level 1 "I haz big hand must bet big" caveman then his flop blast can be some ******ed AA, KK, AK that doesn't care about extracting value and only cares about "winning the pot and taking it down" regardless of how safe the board is for his hand.
But assuming V is semi-competent, then he is trying to buy this flop because he whiffed.
Again, if he is semi-competent and aggro and if he is one of those players who thinks he is super awesome and can "out play you" then you can actually make the call here
because his line isn't trying to extract value, it is trying to fold you out.
However, if V is a typical ABC rec-fish level 1 caveman type, then his big bet is because he has a big hand and he doesn't care about extracting value.
So which is which? Well, you said,
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Villain 1: 30s-40s white guy. Wearing an Abercrombie Tshirt and sunglasses on top of his head. (800)
So, based on the skant amount of villain description you gave us, I'm more inclined to think V is the type to think he is super awesome. So I think he can be making a move here. I think he is semi-competent which means that it would make no sense for him to blast the flop with a pot sized bet with AK+ on that super safe board which means he is trying to buy it and push us out. And if he is trying to push us out, then Aces up is good.
So it's a call.
Last edited by dgiharris; 08-15-2014 at 01:57 PM.