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playin 1/2 live, sittin wiv 440. utg makes it 8, utg+1 (villain) calls, i am button wiv  Ac Qs

my standard play is a reraise here but on this occasion i decide to just call. flop is  Ahrt  7d 2h. utg bets out 15, next guy calls, i make it 40 more, utg thinks and folds. utg+1 insta calls.

history on villain : has just played a hand similar on a draw heavy board, he called an initial bet and then insta called the sb check raise, and bet out strong when draw hit on river. we never saw the hand but can presume he made his draw on end.  so my thoughts at thisd point he is on a draw

turn  8c, he checks, i bet 85, he insta shoves for 220 more

is this an easy call? wot can he have? thoughts??

My main question would be; Why did you now flat call pre-flop?
A bit of info on the Villein would be usefull, is he a nit or is he LAG and able to raise it up with any two? He he been gambling a bit?

As the board isn't dangerous for either of you I doubt he has the draw here. Could have a set but that maybe is monster syndrome on my part. 78 hearts?..maybe. AJ rarely IMO. He could have AK here but then why would he flat pre?

I reckon you're behind more often than not but it really all depends on the villain here when I decide what I do here.

Did you make it 55 or 40 on the flop?

He made it 55 on flop.

This is a fold a lot of the time.

Also he isn't doing this with AJ unless he is drunk or retarded, or both.

there's 168 in the pot post flop

you bet 85, he pushes for 220

so its 135 (220-135) to you into a pot of 338, 5/2 odds

I suppose you're better than a 5/2 shot to be ahead if you include draws in his range, maybe AJ, A10 etc


However I think he has a made hand like two pair, A7 maybe

I think I'd make a crying call and wish I'd made it expensive pre 

set

hey boldie
yeah was gonna give more info but was at work and was rushing, so couldnt write all details

opponent is LAG. has mentioned he is a professional gambler and travels the world gambling. he is on some major tilt after his 3 bet all in wiv  4d 7d was called by  Qs Th on a  4c 7c Td to come  8c 8h to lose a $350 pot.

but he has played this hand different and im now squirming in my seat

yes i did make it 55 on flop

Ad 2d ldo.

normally, here ur deffo beat. but depends on ur image and how he is responding to you. prolly a fold unless hes pisssssed.

always  7h 3h here

i ended up folding, though wasnt happy about it. he showed  3h 7h, so i guess he played the hand well.

Damn rumbled :(

The turn push is screaming pair flush draw yes.
But in cash games I keep the pot small here because I only have a pair here.
The best news about this hand is obv the two hearts on the flop, who is sitting there with a set that lets someone getting busy see a turn for cheap??
To my mind the thinking in villain goes: oh man this guy has an ace here but oh man am i strong on this flop, i should really reraise or push here (like in them tourneys) but man i have a flush draw too, and just middle pair, how can I not improve, let's wait for the turn bet it's a heart (TURN) oh **** it's not a heart! I still only have this smaller pair and there's only one card to come and what if it's not a heart, look at this pot now I want it so bad, but what if I bet on the turn and he shoves, let me just check see what happens, oh no he's bet! what if I call and don't hit? I just have the sevens! Best shove now.
If you can put him on that, you can call. Given the hearts already there, and the danger they present, you can likely rule out a bigger hand than yours so maybe you should be the one shoving on the turn. The only exception to this is if the table thinks you a slag/drunk/donk/etc and they are prepared to give you a bit of rope even with two hearts and they have a set or suchlike.

fyp

:) Yes.
I select my tables wisely and play with idiots.

[X] Bad bad player raise sets just because there are 2 hearts out
[X] Good players realise the guy raising probably doesn't have a FD so set the trap with a set
[X] Live micro stake players are all useless

If villain is a creative player then I call here, the fact he called a raise UTG+1 with 73sooted tells you a lot.

hindsight orientated analysis ftw worm ;)

I'd fold here, possibility of bluff is slim to range of hands that have you fucked. I would have checked the turn.