Quote Originally Posted by Arjonius
That's not a particularly scary board.
Its not scary to me. The only hands im worried about are sets (which often raise the flop), 55, and the verrrrry occasional A5s or 45/56s. This hand is more about gaining the most we can when we are ahead against a weak/tight player with a weak range when our range and line look strong. Minimising our losses would be a nice bonus, but its not my main concern yet.


I call the shove.
What hand are you reading? o.O

Quote Originally Posted by carroters
I don't really like c/c because his calling range figures to be wider than his betting range imo.
This is the key to the hand. I figure a player I have pegged as weak/tight is not going to be calling 2 barrels here with a hand like 88. The same player will however often (incorrectly) bet for protection against my face up AK when I check. I may be wrong about him betting a mid pair here though and thats kinda why i posted it. Finally, if he does check behind I can b/f the river and get a lot of calls from 88 when the river is not an A,K,Q,(J)?