by Ojingo » Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:52 pm
I can't imagine him having a weaker A here, unless you've been making a lot of these raises from the blinds and he's lowering his calling standards. But even then I think he'd pick a different hand than, say AQ, because most people simply hate being OOP with more than a full buyin, holding AQ in a big pot.
I put him on either a medium pocket pair (as TT+ would probably raise preflop, although he may be mixing it up for deception). A suited connector is also possible.
Btw, how many limped in before the SB?
Anyhow, if he called your raise I don't think it was with a weaker A. Otherwise he's either very bad or for some reason doesn't give you the least bit of credit.
On that flop, I'd raise to $100 and call a push.
Btw, it is a common move to lead smaller with a drawing hand for pot/stack-size considerations. If he leads full pot and you raise pot, then you're commited. If he leads $25 and you make it $100 (this is probably what he expects you to do no matter what you have) then he can come over the top for $180 or so more, which gives you the chance to fold half of your range here. So if he has a draw then lead small, raise, 3-bet allin is a slightly better line for him. Obviously if he would play his draw this way he'll also play his set this way.