[5NL 6max] AJs in MP w/ OESD

Villian is 65/21/5, about 60 hands in....



Stacks:
* BB with $3.00
* UTG with $4.77
* Hero with $7.50
* CO with $5.61
* BTN with $7.01
* SB with $4.20




Blinds: $0.00/$0.00
Site: pokerstars
* * Dealt to MP:J♥ A♥
* * Sklansky group 2
Preflop:
* * 1 players fold.
* * Hero raises $0.20 to $0.25
* * CO calls [$0.25]
* * 3 players folded.
* * Total folds this street: 4
* * Potsize: $0.57
Flop:
* * 10♣ Q♦ 9♣
* * Hero: checks
* * CO bets [$0.50]
* * 3 players fold.
* * Hero....

Is a check raise in order here or is that the wrong move against this type of player and on this type of flop?


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Call and see the turn in my opinion. You have plenty of outs but I would wait to raise a loose player when you have made a better hand.

I hate these spots. Your draw has no implied odds & its not that strong, you aren't getting odds to call, and we likely have no fold equity against these smack-tards. My standard play would be to check/raise, but I'm not sure what I'd do if he flats or 3-bets the flop....

In a situation like this I think I would probably just bet/fold and make it easy on myself, unless of course he minraises you or something, where you have pretty good odds to call. If you just check/call your getting bad odds to draw. I think the main problem in this hand is seat selection. You really want to sit to this guys left, since all your bets have to go through him. If I were you I would just find another table.

I think its a combo of everything stated above that makes me dislike this hand. Like C9 said, I don't know how great my implied odds are with a player like this, I don't really have any fold equity in this particular hand (he's probably only folding straight up bluffs and maybe really weak pairs), I'm not getting good odds to call, and I'm out of position.

I think you have a good point, Rich. This is not the right spot to be sitting.

When I go back over the hand I think this is a fold pretty easily, but you throw in some tilt and frustration....and WALA! The exact opposite happens!

P.S. I love sucking out against donkey's!