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    Default AA vs an 8x open

    villain is shaping up 18-13 over just under 100 hands. There is a bit of preflop station going on at this table. This is his first non-standard preflop open. My first thought when i saw this sizing and my aces was something that bikes (i think it was him) said ages ago = 'just secure the cooler'.
    So, $5.20 look about right?

    $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
    8 Players
    Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

    Stacks:
    UTG ($30.01) 120bb
    UTG+1 ($21.52) 86bb
    MP1 ($10.26) 41bb
    MP2 ($25.58) 102bb
    daven (CO) ($39.09) 156bb
    BTN ($11.41) 46bb
    SB ($49.78) 199bb
    BB ($25) 100bb

    Pre-Flop: ($0.35, 8 players) daven is CO
    UTG raises to $2, 3 folds, $2 to daven ($39.09)?
    Last edited by daven; 03-27-2014 at 04:52 PM.
  2. #2
    Yes, $5.20 looks right. Maybe I will raise to $6, but in that situation I risk to chase him from this hand, so the best option here will be to raise about $4.50-$5.
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    not a spot to secure the cooler given the likelyhood of a misclick

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    Not sure what else I'd do in this spot. It's not like calling somehow hides the strength of our hand. This raise is so whack that we're now unable to disguise our hand. Calling reps a pretty strong range, possibly stronger than our usual 3bet range. Villain might have misclicked, if so then he's shutting down unless he's feeling brave vs someone who just cold called a x8 open, or unless he binks a monster. I'm not expecting further spazz if it's a misclick, his stats indicate a disciplined player. I think I'm gonna play it safe and hope he's making it big with QQ+ AK vs the station, and feels committed to a flop. I think I keep it under $5 but only just.
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  6. #6
    Personally I like just coming back with a raise to $4 and hope he comes back at me. However, in the case that this was a miss-click, couldn't we press harder than usual? Villain has already committed too much into the pot and may call anything; surely he will call $8-$9 as easily as $5-$6, no?

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