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Whenever there is a 3 bet PF caution lights go on for me. At this level a 3 bet *usually* means AA or KK. These are the only hands where is AK is in really bad shape. You seem to acknowledge a pretty tight range for you opp, extending only a little beyond these two hands. While your opp might have AK or QQ does this justify a call ? I would argue no. In fact, if his hand range included *ONLY* AK & QQ you should fold since you are statistically behind and have no money invested. Unless you think you can dramatically outplay your opp post flop you should fold.

You choose to call.

For analysis I'll include AQ+, TT+ but we are giving a stronger weighting to the tighter AK, QQ+ range of hands. Interesting flop. Initially it looks good, you flopped an A!! However, we hate the Q. We are now behind AA, AQ and QQ. We are drawing to a K against AQ and nearly dead to the other hands. We tie AK and are ahead of KK, JJ and TT. On the one hand I'm not eager to get all my money in here on the other hand the starting (flop) pot is so big it will be hard to avoid --- especially if we are beat. I would try to extract some value while excercsing some pot control.

This is a tricky hand to play. I think that either betting out or checking is ok. Either way we have to think carefully about what his resonse means. How would he play this hand if has AA or QQ ?

You check he bets you raise, he makes a huge ReR. I think your raise was a little on the large side. I read his huge ReR is telling us we are beat. I can't think of any hands we can beat. He could have AK for a chop, but that's not enough.

I would fold here. We can tell based on his play that all the money is going on this hand. We need more than just a pair to play for an entire buy in.

Don't go broke deep stacked with just a pair.




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