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Originally Posted by LifeNitFL
$400 live tournament with $100 bounties. Usual weak/overly splashy FL field.
Blinds 300/600 with 600 BBA. Both me and Villain had around 25k.
I am dealt QcQh in early position. Raise to 1400, BU calls, BB (V) calls. (5100)
Flop T52 all spades. BB checks, I bet 1800. Wasn't sure what to do as the board obviously favors opponents' ranges but decided I wanted to charge anyone with the ace of spades.
BU calls again and V shoves for around 25k. He had me covered so bounty was not a factor (at least for me). He was an older guy but had already made several moves in less than an hour of playing with him so didn't seem overly tight.
This was a really weird overbet and initially I thought he might be stealing with the A of spades, but then I realized he could also be overzealously trying to protect a set or low flush. Just felt like I was either flipping or miles behind and not getting good odds to call.
Thoughts?
Your thoughts about the Ace of spades are backwards. You are only a small (equity) favorite against the naked As, but you have a terrible equity realization problem against that, because it can easily polarize, and leave you with the mediocre bluff catcher that you have. Betting small is fine to put hands like 88 with a spade in a tough spot. It has no value against someone with the As.