Live 1/2 Hand

[cadey110]

Hi all, would appreciate opinions on this one please.

I am playing about 300 and the villian in this hand is playing about 400. I have played with him a bit before and is LAG.

I was on the BB with Ah5h. Raised in MP to 5 and gets called in three more places including button and SB.

Pot is now 25

Flop is A 9 5 rainbow.

SB checks, I bet 10, called in MP calls. Folded around to the SB who raises to 40.

Whats my next play here??

[coillcam]

Call flop imo. Raising folds out any value hands he has along with possible bluffs, same applies for MP I think. If you 3bet here you pretty much can be sure that only sets/2pair and maybe AK will continue. See what the turn brings and reassess.

[Bubbleking]

Personally I would be c/r the flop against the mp player.

As played donk bet bigger - around 20

To me a live LAG is usually bad. He's repping very very narrow here and if hes decent should know you are doing the same. sigh - all depends on how I view the villain against some I call against others I fold

[thechamp87]

Prefer c/r the flop. If you're gonna lead then lead for €20.
As played, call now, call turn or bet if he checks.

[Bubbleking]

call now and c/shove pretty much any turn.

too thin imo for 150bb effective

[thechamp87]

too thin imo for 150bb effective

Actually didn't realise it was SB who had raised flop. Obv c/r isn't an option. Just call flop raise as played. I prob just call turn or if he checks, I bet. Same on river.

[fumyname]

Hand is played fine so far, I like ur sizing and lead, call flop now,

Personally speaking ,id c/c turn, and more then likely same on river

[Ramblin' Man]

Prefer c/r the flop. If you're gonna lead then lead for €20.
As played, call now and c/shove pretty much any turn.

you have positions mixed up, as played just call flop c/r and see what happens on the turn, wouldn't be that happy at getting in though

[thechamp87]

you have positions mixed up, as played just call flop c/r and see what happens on the turn, wouldn't be that happy at getting in though

Ugh yeah, I do - edited my above posts.

[Guest]

We have 2 pair in a live 1/2 game, one of which is the biggest pairs available, against a loose player - I don't think "thin" should really enter the equation.

Of course its thin. Loose doesn't mean retarded. He's repping 12 combos of A9, 9 combos of A5, 6 combos of 99, 3 combos of 55 and let's be generous and give him 4 of AK, because he surely 3bets AK 3/4 of the time. I don't think he's bluffing here too often.

Against that range we've 30% equity. Discount the AK and we've 20%. Given that you're only getting 2:1 he needs to check the turn every time to allow you to realise your equity which ain't gonna happen. I think I'd just about call the flop, expecting him to shut down with AK and what few bluffs he has, and fold if he bets the turn.

EDIT: damn your edit! Reasoning stands though.

[cadey110]

Cheers for feedback so far lads. Ok, so I decided to just flat the raise. MP got out of the way which left me HU with SB.

Pot is now 140

Turn card is 10 of spades putting a second spade on board.

SB leads out for 80.


Next..................

[Bubbleking]

I probably would have folded the flop on the basis that villain was always betting the turn and we nearly always have to fold

[cadey110]

Result

I tanked for about 5 mins and somehow found the fold. He had played a couple of sets very similar previously. Anyway he ended up showing QJo for a bluff. Although he did pick up an open ender on the turn.

Puke though.

[Guest]

lol, what a terrible spot to bluff in.

[cadey110]

I know, I thought that bluffs were such a small part of his range in that spot I pretty much ruled them out. I had a pretty tight table image so I had to have a decent piece of the board to have called the post flop cr. I convinced myself that I was up against A9 or 55. Definetly overthough it though. Gut instict was to snap shove but I managed to talk myself out of it.