Quote Originally Posted by bunthorne
Any comments on this hand which I played recently? It is a situation which arises from time to time.

I watch my opponents very carefully and make notes on the hands they play, what they raise with, betting patterns, bluffing frequency etc so that I get a picture of how they play. Most play fairly standardly, raising preflop with big aces, pairs, sometimes with high cards and even suited connectors. All fairly normal.

Six players on the table - a 1/2 cash game, max buy in $200. With $250 I raise UTG to 3xbb with 77 button player 4 folds, player 5 with $2230 reraises to 8xbb, button sb and bb fold, I call. Having been watching my opponent closely I put him on a middle-high pair, AK, AQ, AJ or AT suited at the least.

Flop comes down 8 4 2 rainbow - not a bad flop for a pair of 77s. I make a pot sized bet and my opponent raises twice this. After a little thought I mucked.

Was I right? I knew my opponent might have had an overpair but he also might have had a big A and might occasionally try a move like this, in which case I'd be winning and a huge favourite. As I couldn't put him on a specific hand, I folded.

This is a situation I find difficult to handle, when I'm certain my opponent had one hand or another (middle/high pair or big A). I guess it just comes down to judgment. But any tips would be welcome.
sorry - my opponent had $230, not $2230