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Cesum Pec
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I have discussed this hand with several people, and I believe their recommended action is wrong. I'm trying to decide whether it is me or them that is not understanding the full picture.
UTG, Hero = $475, image is fairly tight, aggressive, has been caught in a couple of bluffs with AK, usually C-bets, hasn't won any large pots but has picked off more than his share of $50 - $100 pots.
UTG+2, Villain = $700, a solid player who has called downed some big bluffs with good reads. Two hands ago he double up thru the Wildman. When Hero got caught with the AK bluffs, both times Villain announced to the table Hero's hand prior to showdown.
Hijack, Wildman = $275, has been all-in dozens of times in the last 3 hours, stack has been up and down, has been caught repeatedly shoving all in on draws, has bought in probably 5 times. He is wild and not in a smart way. His stack has been as high as $700, but a couple of hands ago he lost about $300+ to Villain.
UTG, Hero wakes up with KK, bets $5. I bet small because the table is playing fairly wild and I think I have trained the table that I will fold $5 opening bets to re-raises. I'm trying to make it easy on someone to re-raise. Pot = $8
Action folds to Villain who insta-raises to $35. Pot = $43
Action folds to Wildman who goes all in for $275. Pot = $318
Action folds to Hero who goes into the tank, in part to disguise my premium hand. Hero's thought process:
---Villain surely does not have AA or KK. He has previously raised 2.5X when he was looking for a caller. He would not have raised so much when the pot has only $7 in it, expected range of hands, 99 to JJ, AK, AQ.
---Wildman's range of hands could be just about anything because he is riding the tilt-a-whirl, but this action junkie does not have AA or KK because he would not want to kill the hand.
Hero is having trouble deciding whether to call in the hopes that Villain stays in the hand, or going all in in order to isolate Wildman. What should Hero do, fold, call the $275, or all in for $475?
UTG, Hero = $475, image is fairly tight, aggressive, has been caught in a couple of bluffs with AK, usually C-bets, hasn't won any large pots but has picked off more than his share of $50 - $100 pots.
UTG+2, Villain = $700, a solid player who has called downed some big bluffs with good reads. Two hands ago he double up thru the Wildman. When Hero got caught with the AK bluffs, both times Villain announced to the table Hero's hand prior to showdown.
Hijack, Wildman = $275, has been all-in dozens of times in the last 3 hours, stack has been up and down, has been caught repeatedly shoving all in on draws, has bought in probably 5 times. He is wild and not in a smart way. His stack has been as high as $700, but a couple of hands ago he lost about $300+ to Villain.
UTG, Hero wakes up with KK, bets $5. I bet small because the table is playing fairly wild and I think I have trained the table that I will fold $5 opening bets to re-raises. I'm trying to make it easy on someone to re-raise. Pot = $8
Action folds to Villain who insta-raises to $35. Pot = $43
Action folds to Wildman who goes all in for $275. Pot = $318
Action folds to Hero who goes into the tank, in part to disguise my premium hand. Hero's thought process:
---Villain surely does not have AA or KK. He has previously raised 2.5X when he was looking for a caller. He would not have raised so much when the pot has only $7 in it, expected range of hands, 99 to JJ, AK, AQ.
---Wildman's range of hands could be just about anything because he is riding the tilt-a-whirl, but this action junkie does not have AA or KK because he would not want to kill the hand.
Hero is having trouble deciding whether to call in the hopes that Villain stays in the hand, or going all in in order to isolate Wildman. What should Hero do, fold, call the $275, or all in for $475?