Quote Originally Posted by FlyingSaucy
It seems to me that it could easily be profitable to call the 3.5xbb raise if you know without a doubt that he has AA or KK, and of course that he does not know that you have this perfect read on him.

If an A comes on the flop, bet anything less than a pot sized bet and 50% of the time he will fold his kings if he's a good player. Meaning, you are getting better than 1:1 pot odds. If he calls or raises get out ASAP because it means he's got trip Aces.

Similar thing can be applied in the case of a K on the flop.

If neither A or K on the flop, you may be able to man handle him pretending to flop trips, a straight, or whatever the board scares up. It's a game of information. If you have perfect information on what he's holding, what more can you ask for?
This is a very good point but I think that the only time it would be possible to bet less than half the pot and show a profit is if an Ace falls because when a K falls then hes either got trips or has the Ace overs which would be hard to get a fold from. Repping the straights or flushes could potentially get the folds but this does not seem like an attempt that would be successful often enough to show a profit. Im thinking more along the lines of waiting until the flop connects with my cards to stack him.

Maybe if I only called the preflop raise with pocket pairs (which should hit sets 12% of the time, correct?) then I would hit the flop often enough to make up for the 35 BBs paid to see the flop ten times. These sets would be hidden for additional surprise value to get more of the stack. Am I thinking in straight lines here? Its getting very late for me here...

Then again this is all just theory taking place in a perfect world but it is the first theory question Ive formed on my own since learning hold em to any extent