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donk lead? or expecting re-raise?

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  1. GOD UR UGLY GOD UR UGLY is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2008 (8/24/2008 1:13pm)

    Any thoughts?

    pokerstars Game #19862194265: Tournament #102283065, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/08/24 - 13:06:39 (ET)
    Table '102283065 119' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: nitececil (2376 in chips)
    Seat 2: worldfamous (2941 in chips)
    Seat 4: Jemerems (3655 in chips)
    Seat 5: LUFCBas (3000 in chips)
    Seat 6: Bo$$playa425 (3088 in chips)
    Seat 7: GOD UR UGLY (3100 in chips)
    Seat 8: WestMenlo92 (2870 in chips)
    Seat 9: DaPokerGun (2970 in chips)
    worldfamous: posts small blind 10
    Jemerems: posts big blind 20
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to GOD UR UGLY [Ah Jd]
    LUFCBas: folds
    Bo$$playa425: folds
    GOD UR UGLY: raises 40 to 60
    WestMenlo92: calls 60
    DaPokerGun: folds
    nitececil: calls 60
    worldfamous: calls 50
    Jemerems: calls 40
    *** FLOP *** [Ad 2d 5h]
    worldfamous: checks
    Jemerems: bets 80
    GOD UR UGLY: raises 220 to 300
    WestMenlo92: folds
    nitececil: folds
    worldfamous: folds
    Jemerems: raises 480 to 780
    GOD UR UGLY: ???
  2. threebanger threebanger is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2008 (8/24/2008 2:30pm) in reply to GOD UR UGLY

    This is why I don't play AJ from EP.

    I hate the donk lead also, and a raise is usually enough to spook them out of the hand. The reraise lets you know you're beat, just lay it down.

    Every now and then I will just flat the weak lead and use my position, esp if my hand is vulnerable. With a weakish ace and a flop that could've made him a straight or 2 pair out of the blinds, I would tend to do this and raise with a stronger hand than AJ.
  3. pkalevar pkalevar is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2008 (8/25/2008 8:33am) in reply to GOD UR UGLY

    barring any unusual play, your always beat here.
  4. cassettecounty cassettecounty is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2008 (8/25/2008 9:06am) in reply to threebanger

     
    Originally Posted by threebanger View Post

    This is why I don't play AJ from EP.

    I wouldn't not play it, but I rarely - unless shorthanded or at a tight table - raise with it in that position. Keeps it easy to get away from. Too often you end up in a situation where you raise 3x or so and one or two people call, pricing in the blinds - and then you have no idea where you're at with a fairly marginal holding.
  5. ibluffheaps ibluffheaps is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2008 (8/25/2008 7:36pm) in reply to GOD UR UGLY

    I dont think there is much wrong with raising AJ preflop here. With so many loose players and a good chance that you will be called with worse raising preflop is fine IMO. (as long as you can get away from it in a spot like this)

    With the action on the flop tho it is a definate fold.
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