Okay let me run through the big pair hands (I'll number them for ease of reference) There are nine total hands:
1). I think the KK hand you [Aisthesis] refer to is the one where a tight player raises, another one reraises, then a third player puts in half his stack and you have KK in the BB. I said fold there, as the action suggests that the third guy has AA. There was also a limper UTG.
2). 5/10 NL Cash game. 9 handed. Everyone has about $1,200. UTG raises to $50 and gets two calls from solid tight aggressive players. You have KK in the BB and raise to $250 and get 3 callers. Flop:
You bet $300 on the flop. UTG player calls and a middle position player moves all in for $750 more. What should you do? Options are to call all-in or fold. I said fold as a set seems likely. Two solid tight players call so prolly pocket pairs; I'd expect a reraise from AQ rather than just the call, and pushing in with that hand on this flop seems a bit much.
3). 5/10 NL Cash game. 6 handed. Folded to the cutoff. A weak player with a $400 stack raises to $40. You have him covered and re-raise from the button to $100 with:
Flop comes:
He bets $100. What should you do? Options are call, raise, fold.
I said raise as he seems to have a K and will prolly put more money in the pot with a hand like AK. If he had KK then I'd expect him to slow play being a weak player.
4). (Not sure if this one counts as a big pair hand, but I'm assuming it does. Seems pretty similar to the previous hand) 5/10 NL Cash game. 9 handed. Everyone has about $1,000. Two limpers in early and middle position. You have
and raise to $60, only one MP caller.
Flop:
Caller bets $80 out at you. What should you do? Options are Call, Raise to $250, Raise to $375, Fold, All-in, and Call to trap, raise on river.
I said raise to $250, which was size of the pot or pretty close to it. I'm thinking I'm up against a weaker ace and I'll charge the player a bit with the weaker ace. If I'm up against a set, I think this bet may induce a reraise so that I can fold.
5). Tournament. Blinds are 100-200. A novice call station raises UTG to $500. Unknown player flat calls in middle. You all have about 20,000 chips. You are in the cutoff seat with:
What should you do? Options are Call, Raise $800, Raise $1000, Raise $1600, and Raise $2300. I picked the latter option as I want to get heads-up with the calling station and he says he has a hand so I'm expecting a call and I want a big pot so I can get all his chips.
6). (Again I think this may not be a big pair hand, but it is an overpair situation so....) 5/10 NL Cash Game. 9 handed. Everyone has about $1,000. You raise to $40 UTG with: JJ an expert player in the SB calls: Flop comes 22T rainbow and the SB leads into you for $80, you raise to $250 and the SB 3-bets to $650. Question adds that your image is supertight in EP and that you rarely bluff. Options are:
Fold
All-in
Call and fold to turn lead
Call and get all in on turn if no overcard hits
Call and get all in on turn no matter the turn card
I said fold, since I'm thinking that SB thinks I have overcards and is still coming after me. His 3-bet is also not all that much more, so seems like he's asking for a call.
7). 5/10 NL. $2,000 stacks, 9 handed. You raise to $35 UTG with:
and get one tight-aggressive caller in MP. Flop comes: AK8 rainbow
You bet $60, he raises to $180, you re-raise to $580, he pushes all-in. What should you do? Options are call or fold.
I think I said call, but that looks wrong. Tight aggressive player isn't putting all his chips in with a weaker A here and prolly isn't calling me with A8 so prolly up against a set of eights.
8). 5/10 NL. 9 Handed. Everyone has about $1,000. You're in early position with:
. UTG limps. You raise to $50. Two players in middle position call, and UTG calls. The flop is:
The pot is $265 and you bet $200. UTG folds and the first middle position player (loose/passive) raises all-in for $750 more.
Everyone folds to you. What should you do? Call or Fold.
I said fold. Guy is loose, so could be calling with a suited T4 or T2 (perhaps this doesn't happen at 5/10 even for the loose types?) He's passive so coming over the top of my bet for all his chips suggests serious strength.
9). (last one!) 10/20 NL cash game. 8 handed. Everyone has about $2,000. You're in the small blind with:
A tight aggressive player UTG raises to $80. A middle position player re-raises to $240. He's playing very tight and is very aggressive. It is folded to you. What should you do? Options are:
Call
Fold
Raise
Raise all-in
Small Raise
I think I said raise. I'm not convinced I'm up against AA and I want a big enough raise to find out whether AA is out there. Wondering if a small raise isn't better here. If there is a push, I'll have some pretty good pot odds with a normal raise.
Answers and insight much appreciated.