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Tublecain
Rock Star
Silver Level
$4 NL HE Full Ring: Pocket TT on 888 board with an aggressor
A little context: I haven't been at the table for very long, and really don't know how this guy plays. I make my raise with TT and he re-raises me. Like I said, I don't really know him, so I feel like maybe I can get a feel on how he plays, and I call his threebet. The flop, interestingly enough, comes 888. I figure I very well may have the best hand here, although because I don't know what this guy's style is I'm afraid he may have a higher pocket pair.
Have been the initial aggressor, and not wanting to simply concede control of the hand to him here I come in for a raise of .20 which I think will give me some information, but realize after he's re-raised me for .54 more cents that I'm really not sure where I stand here. Is he holding a huge pair, does he just have AK or AQ and his hoping to scare me off and/or hit big on the turn or river? Without more reads on his play, I'm finding it very hard to make a decision.
If I knew him to be a very LAG player I'd probably instantly re-raise him (maybe even shove), whereas if I knew him to be a very TAG player I'd instantly fold. But given my lack of info on him, I'm feeling kind of stuck. What's your call here?
Additionally, how would you all have played the hand differently so that you didn't find yourselves in this situation? Maybe I could have 4 bet him preflop, or just checked the flop and given him the chance to check?
Thanks in advance, hand is below:
A little context: I haven't been at the table for very long, and really don't know how this guy plays. I make my raise with TT and he re-raises me. Like I said, I don't really know him, so I feel like maybe I can get a feel on how he plays, and I call his threebet. The flop, interestingly enough, comes 888. I figure I very well may have the best hand here, although because I don't know what this guy's style is I'm afraid he may have a higher pocket pair.
Have been the initial aggressor, and not wanting to simply concede control of the hand to him here I come in for a raise of .20 which I think will give me some information, but realize after he's re-raised me for .54 more cents that I'm really not sure where I stand here. Is he holding a huge pair, does he just have AK or AQ and his hoping to scare me off and/or hit big on the turn or river? Without more reads on his play, I'm finding it very hard to make a decision.
If I knew him to be a very LAG player I'd probably instantly re-raise him (maybe even shove), whereas if I knew him to be a very TAG player I'd instantly fold. But given my lack of info on him, I'm feeling kind of stuck. What's your call here?
Additionally, how would you all have played the hand differently so that you didn't find yourselves in this situation? Maybe I could have 4 bet him preflop, or just checked the flop and given him the chance to check?
Thanks in advance, hand is below:
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[b]Hand Information[/b]
Full Tilt Poker - Get $600 Free No Limit, 0.02 BB (8 handed).
Hand History converter courtesy of [url=http://www.pokerhandreplays.com]pokerhandreplays.com[/url]
[b]Table Information[/b]
Seat: 1 Player 1 ($2.98)
Seat: 2 Player 2 ($1.9)
Seat: 3 [color=Red]Hero[/color] ($2.06)
Seat: 4 Player 4 ($0.46)
Seat: 5 Player 5 ($1.97)
Seat: 6 Player 6 ($2) Dealer
Seat: 8 Player 8 ($1.93) Small Blind
Seat: 9 Player 9 ($1.98) Big Blind
Dealt to [color=Red]Hero[/color]
[img]http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/images/poker_image/TC.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/images/poker_image/TH.png[/img]
[b]Preflop[/b] (Pot:0.03)
[i]FOLD[/i] Player 2
[i]RAISE[/i] [color=Red]Hero[/color]$0.05
[i]FOLD[/i] Player 4
[i]FOLD[/i] Player 5
[i]RAISE[/i] Player 6 $0.2
[i]FOLD[/i] Player 8
[i]FOLD[/i] Player 1
[i]CALL[/i] [color=Red]Hero[/color]$0.15
[b]Flop[/b](Pot: $0.43)
[img]http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/images/poker_image/8H.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/images/poker_image/8C.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/images/poker_image/8D.png[/img]
[i]BET[/i] [color=Red]Hero[/color]$0.2
[i]RAISE[/i] Player 6 $0.54
[i]??????[/i] [color=Red]Hero[/color]