by droqqa » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:42 pm
Yeah, you pushed too hard on this one. You have position on a re-raiser with AA. I would have flat called preflop. He is likely to have AK, KK, or QQ here. Just smooth call and let him do the betting - he's likely to fire on the flop and turn, when you can raise him. If he checks, you dont have to worry about giving a free card, since you have position.
Once you take the line that you did, re-raising preflop - I think you have to fire out on the flop when checked to - a check behind just looks too suspicious. Personally, I think a check behind on the flop is scarier than a pot sized bet anyday. I might have made a 1/2 pot bet though - he might have been more likely to call.
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