$2/$5 Spread Limit $200 Max Buy

[MasterLJ 0]

Live $2/$5 spread limit max bet/max buy-in $200Villain 1: MP1, $100Villain 2: MP2 $1200Hero: Button $1300Reads:Villain 1: Very straightforward non-tricky playerVillain 2: Professional player waiting for the $2000-$10,000 $10/$20 game. Only raises with premium hands, absolutely solid player.Hero: A Q MP1 limpsMP2 raises to $15Hero callsFlop ($52): A 6 A MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets $35...MP1 pushes for $85, MP2 comes over the top with $285 (max bet), Hero Folds.Good, bad, ugly? Discuss.

[cwik 0]

Wow, thats a though one just because you have so much behind you. I'd say if your stack was just 1 buy in ($200), I'd call there. But against a solid player, that you know is only playing good hands, you can let it go. The only thing that could change this, is if becuase he is waiting for a much bigger game, some people like to play alot more agreesive and splash pots in lower limits. Your read diffentally does not sould like this. I'd say his range is AK, AQ, AJ, 66. You are only beating one of those.

[bdc30 0]

I go broke here. Or scoop up a huge pot.Either way, I want a lot of money in this pot, right now.For him to raise to only $15 pf (standard at most 1/2 tables I've seen)is not an indication of a powerful hand. I can see it being a low pair,just hopefully not 6 6 and that he's trying to isolate the all in guy withhis raise. I re-up this one.

[Verdimme 0]

Wow, you sure want action with this hand, but it looks like this is a bit much when we are deepstacked like this. How have you been playing up to this point? Have you been trying to pick up pots in position when checked to? Villain believes he has MP1 beat for sure, so a total bluff is very unlikely, also given his image. He could have all pp's 66+. If you push, I believe he will only call with better hands. I dunno, can we call and re-evaluate the turn? If he moves in on the turn, I think we can safely lay down the hand. Alot depends on your image though. Does this make any sense?

[MasterLJ 0]

My image is very tight. I've shown one bluff where I was checked to in position and put out a bet to sccop a pot from AKos when I held 5 4 on the button to a J 9 9 board.$15 is MP2's standard raise for any raise-worthy hand and I cannot see AJ being in his pre-flop raise range.

[DonkSlayer 1]

[cwik 0]

I go broke here. Or scoop up a huge pot.Either way, I want a lot of money in this pot, right now.For him to raise to only $15 pf (standard at most 1/2 tables I've seen)is not an indication of a powerful hand. I can see it being a low pair,just hopefully not 6 6 and that he's trying to isolate the all in guy withhis raise. I re-up this one.

isolate what? both players have represented the A. He's obviously not getting MP1 off the hand. He is not making this play with a pocket pair, enless it is 6's. It is possible but unlikely he has KQcc, or Ax, if the OP believes his range is AK or AQ. lay it down, get out cheaply, and find a better spot.Like I said earlier, I'd call if I had $200 behind me, but I don't see why I wanna build a $2,500 pot in 2/5nl with the 4rd nuts.

[meservery 0]

may have missed it, but is this full, short handed, or only 3 handed?

[simo_8ball 0]

may have missed it, but is this full, short handed, or only 3 handed?

Given there are 2 players in mid position and we are on the button, it must be 5 handed at least. I would expect full ring, otherwise MP2 would probably be referred to as CO.

[semaj550 0]

I'm jamming the pot as much as I can here.But I'm a donk and probably go broke here too.

[MasterLJ 0]

Full Ring game.

[Ninjaballz 0]

The stacks are far too deep IMO to find out if the fourth nuts are good, if you had 500 or less in front of you I would gamble but with only 40 in the pot ill find a better time to get all my money in. I put him on 66. That hand makes the most sense.

[caribstv 0]

hmmm.... I would go broke here myself..... With a pair on board he could have a Six in his hand or a Worse ace......... I think he would have checked the flop and raised the turn for decepition if he had 66 in most cases...

[DrZebra 0]

Live $2/$5 spread limit max bet/max buy-in $200Villain 1: MP1, $100Villain 2: MP2 $1200Hero: Button $1300Reads:Villain 1: Very straightforward non-tricky playerVillain 2: Professional player waiting for the $2000-$10,000 $10/$20 game. Only raises with premium hands, absolutely solid player.Hero: A Q MP1 limpsMP2 raises to $15Hero callsFlop ($52): A 6 A MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets $35...MP1 pushes for $85, MP2 comes over the top with $285 (max bet), Hero Folds.Good, bad, ugly? Discuss.

Depends on his read of you.If he thinks you can lay down a decent ace, he can make this move with a wider range of hands than you think. This is a good play with any ace or a flush draw. If he thinks you can't get away from an ace, you may be beat, but I still think AT-AJ might be in his range.

[caribstv 0]

Depends on his read of you.If he thinks you can lay down a decent ace, he can make this move with a wider range of hands than you think. This is a good play with any ace or a flush draw. If he thinks you can't get away from an ace, you may be beat, but I still think AT-AJ might be in his range.

I aggree

[Scott3705 0]

Depends on his read of you.If he thinks you can lay down a decent ace, he can make this move with a wider range of hands than you think. This is a good play with any ace or a flush draw. If he thinks you can't get away from an ace, you may be beat, but I still think AT-AJ might be in his range.

How much would you love to play a guy who thinks you can take a guy off an ace here with regularity. I'm not sure if he actually exists. If he's betting, he's betting for value here, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're beat.

[Naismith 0]

If he's betting, he's betting for value here, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're beat.

I like this line.I guess I'm a bit of a call station, but I'm willing to go broke on this hand.

[caribstv 0]

I like this line.I guess I'm a bit of a call station, but I'm willing to go broke on this hand.

trips in my opinion is the hardest hand to to detect and as dolye puts in "there's nothing magaical I can do"

[benhoug 0]

MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets $35...MP1 pushes for $85, MP2 comes over the top with $285 (max bet), Hero Folds.

Explain what max bet means in this case??? If you can only lose $285 I think you've got to call. I put his range much wider - like any Ace. He may have 66, or AK would be sick, but I probably go with it.

[MasterLJ 0]

Explain what max bet means in this case??? If you can only lose $285 I think you've got to call. I put his range much wider - like any Ace. He may have 66, or AK would be sick, but I probably go with it.

Well, there's still two cards to come. So the max bet on the next card is $200 and so on. If I were to call and he bets max on the turn, I'm just calling and same with the river unless I catch a board pairing card, then I raise for value.

[Naismith 0]

Well, there's still two cards to come. So the max bet on the next card is $200 and so on. If I were to call and he bets max on the turn, I'm just calling and same with the river unless I catch a board pairing card, then I raise for value.

Do we get a result for this one?

[Jordan 1]

I really can't see him putting in the third bet here without something that has you beat, based off your read of him.It's poker, and people don't make these plays often unless you're beat. IDK, given your read, I think you can fold...and that's it. I'm not saying "fold because of the action in front" but rather your read and his reaction. A check raise raise is usually quite strong, and givent hte circumstance, one of the times I'd be willing to reluctantly fold.- Jordan

[myenemy 0]

Wow, tough one. If you decided to call down here you are risking $650 more plus $35 + $15, so $700 total. I guess the important decision here is to decide whether the check-raise is value, scare or weakness. You bet $35 in position so his interpretation of your bet may not be much especially since you did show a fold recently. I think his likelyhood of having a weaker ace is too good to fold. Especially since he may not max bet every street, he may switch to a check-call. I think I call the flop. And re-evaluate the turn.... *sigh* I hate this hand.

[nomad_monad 0]

I think I call the flop. And re-evaluate the turn.... *sigh* I hate this hand.

in this structure, you can't really re-evaluate the turn. calling here gives you almost no option to fold b/c of odds. if you call, 710 in the pot on the turn. a max bet still gives you 4.5-1 on a call. the structure here essentially makes the flop action analogous to a "push/fold" decision.i fold here based strictly on your read. otherwise, i would probably call down. i have a hard time putting anybody here on 66 - if you're the villain why bother isolating against the shortstack? it is extremely unlikely you're going to get outdrawn here, hence it would be fine for villain to just flat call, let you in and hope you are drawing to a flush.

[JMoney2681 0]

It looks to me like AJ-A9 pushing you off a possible flush draw. Or he is bluffing. I don't see him raising the max with A6 or 66 in this spot, it doesn't make any sense. You look like you're ahead, I would call for sure. Why would he raise the max with a HUGE made hand like 66 or A6 when he can get so much more from making a drawing hand call? Unless he had AK, then you'd be big trouble. That is the only logical hand I see him having, if youre beat, it's AK.