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post the raw hh file

Originally Posted by givememyleg

post the raw hh file

This is shortly after the rebuy period. Villan was a bit of a calling station. How do you react to villans MiniRaise on flop? Do you consider slowing down, considering a str8t (JK), set of 10s, or AQ and A10 may be in his range? Am i overplaying toppair here against an opponent that can cripple me? I had 26056 in chips, villan had 21051 in chips.
Here ya go:
PokerStars Game #16927890576: Tournament #85346097, $10+$1 Hold'em No
Limit - Level VII (125/250) - 2008/04/22 - 23:11:57 (ET)
Table '85346097 24' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: calidre (26056 in chips)
Seat 2: KaraGrrl (10710 in chips)
Seat 3: letulipe (3200 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: POTSMKNDAVE (12243 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: sightblinded (20840 in chips)
Seat 6: TRUNKMANNIE (10100 in chips)
Seat 7: Mash106 (8450 in chips)
Seat 8: USCphildo (14835 in chips)
Seat 9: javanomad (21051 in chips)
calidre: posts the ante 25
KaraGrrl: posts the ante 25
letulipe: posts the ante 25
POTSMKNDAVE: posts the ante 25
sightblinded: posts the ante 25
TRUNKMANNIE: posts the ante 25
Mash106: posts the ante 25
USCphildo: posts the ante 25
javanomad: posts the ante 25
calidre: posts small blind 125
KaraGrrl: posts big blind 250
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to calidre [Kc Ad]
letulipe: folds
POTSMKNDAVE: folds
sightblinded: folds
TRUNKMANNIE: folds
Mash106: folds
USCphildo: folds
javanomad: raises 500 to 750
calidre: raises 1750 to 2500
KaraGrrl: folds
javanomad: calls 1750
*** FLOP *** [Qd Ts Ac]
calidre: bets 2750
javanomad: raises 2750 to 5500
calidre: raises 18031 to 23531 and is all-in
POTSMKNDAVE has returned
javanomad: calls 13026 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Qd Ts Ac] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [Qd Ts Ac Kd] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
calidre: shows [Kc Ad] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
javanomad: shows [As Jd] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
javanomad collected 42527 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 42527 | Rake 0
Board [Qd Ts Ac Kd 7d]
Seat 1: calidre (small blind) showed [Kc Ad] and lost with two pair,
Aces and Kings
Seat 2: KaraGrrl (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: letulipe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: POTSMKNDAVE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sightblinded folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: TRUNKMANNIE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Mash106 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: USCphildo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: javanomad (button) showed [A,J] and won (42527) with a
straight, Ten to Ace


Please disregard results, it ended up being a badbeat, but i'm more interested in the correct play on the flop. Thanks!

meh - his minraise = range of any broadway (except maybe TK).

you're ahead of TJ, JQ, QK, and AJ (and AJ is the most likely holding that he'd do that with from this range). You're behind TQ (if that's even in his range), JK, AT, AQ, TT, QQ, and AA (also unlikely). And you're chopping with another AK (which is a distinct possibility if your opp would not just push AK pre here).

I guess you could find a fold if given enough time to think about it. In the heat of the battle, I'd be hardpressed to fold here.

I would not shove over on the flop, you fold everything you want to see except AJ. Mostly I would check the flop in hopes that you can play a smaller pot, he also may think you have JJ/KK.

check/call is the theme of this hand