$25 NLHE Full Ring: 4 bet multiway pot with fish and reg

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poker stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 9 Players
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SB: $23.88 (95.5 bb)
BB: $26.42 (105.7 bb)
UTG+1: $25.35 (101.4 bb)
UTG+2: $17.20 (68.8 bb) VPIP:41 PFR:22 41 hands
MP1: $80.18 (320.7 bb) VPIP:10 PFR:10 60 hands
MP2: $25 (100 bb)
MP3: $44.58 (178.3 bb)
Hero (CO): $29.27 (117.1 bb)
BTN: $46.96 (187.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q
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Q
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UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 raises to $0.50, MP1 raises to $1.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $4, 3 folds, UTG+2 calls $3.50, MP1 calls $2.50

Flop: ($12.35) A
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J
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9
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(3 players)
UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, Hero ???


Pre Flop. I am guessing the reg 3 bet the fish to try and avoid a multiway pot with the min raise. If I 4 bet the fish is likely to call which will likely cause the reg to call as well. Is there any way you could see us getting heads up with the fish here? If I call the 3 bet we could get another caller from BTN or blinds making us play fit or fold.

Post Flop. Personally I feel we only have one option here but feel free to let us know what you think is best.
 
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Im calling preflop for three reasons. Firstly to keep the fish in the hand as most will fold to a cold 4 bet and secondly the reg raising looks tight and as he has already stacked a couple of others and is likely to be competent.
Thirdly I don't want to see a 5 bet from the reg. As he is tight we might actually be behind already.
What were your plans if either raised again? I want to let my ladies see a flop here. And as played there is too much chance one of them has an ace I would have to start with a check.
If I had something like A4 I would have 4 bet squeezed bigger x4 the pot looking to take it down preflop knowing it's an easy fold to a 5bet and if called I can still outflop KK QQ JJ. There is a decent chance the reg is lighter than usual here trying to isolate the fish.
 
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As you say at the end the reg is often doing this with a wider range than it looks, as he is trying to get heads up, in position with the fish. Therefore I am not expecting him to raise my squeeze very often and when he does I think I could find the fold button. As for the fish, I would be happy to get stacks in if he were to raise.

I don't think a squeeze here with anything other than a premium hand would be a good idea, the fish is calling most of the time even with a bigger raise.
 
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Pre flop raise is fine but i would be wary of c-betting this board because the initial raiser is short stacked and if he has any draws he might shove and then we would have to fold.

So checking the flop is the best way forward looking for the turn card which might give us some draws as we have an outside chance to make a straight or flush. However if any of the villain's chooses to lead out on the turn then i wouldn't mind folding unless it is a weak bet.;)
 
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