calling against suspected AA

[briachek]

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (9 handed)

Hero ($55.05)
MP1 ($50.35)
MP2 ($103.65)
MP3 ($26.75)
CO ($58.80)
Button ($17.50)
SB ($46.20)
BB ($24.45)
UTG ($11.95)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with , , , .
UTG calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, 2 folds, MP3 raises to $2.75, 3 folds, BB calls $2.25, UTG calls $2.25, Hero calls $2.25.

Flop: ($11.25) , , (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, MP3 bets $9, BB folds, UTG folds, Hero ????

would you call here if you suspect AA? Against a naked AA, i'm almost 50/50.

[teknipper]

[briachek]

[JDLush]

[briachek]

[JDLush]

Yeah, I guess if you can put him on a naked aa hand then it's worth a call, but what if it's suited aces that have 2 backdoor flush draws, or aa36, aa33, aa66, etc.?

Although.....you are getting over 2:1 here, if MP3 had a bigger stack I'm sure a case can be made for a pot semi-bluff if you want to get creative. Granted, that play really puts the semi in semibluff, but it does have merit. In a tourney situation it's a pretty slick move (which of course means it would be wasted against all but the best players, since most fools will call till hell freezes over with their crappy aa hands).

I guess the key delimiter is whether or not you can put him on aa with nothing else working. If you can do that maybe 75% of the time, it's a reasonable play. I'd have to see notes that say he only raises with aa hands and that they don't have to be solid, feature-rich aa hands for him to raise them. I'd also want to know if he is smart enough to fold when potted like that.

Yeah, it's a high variance move, but it's one of them there moves that warms your insides and stiffens the old mule when it works.

[Felonius_Monk]

I quite often raise pot on this flop. Requires a solid and unimaginative opponent who is capable of laying down aces. Works well against most in the 100 and 200 games. I certainly don't think calling is the worst play in the world against a real loose goose.

If you had a flush draw to go with that hand I would be pushing the hell out of it!