BBP live tourney: AQ OTB

**wreaks** · 02-10-2009 05:13 PM

(note: these numbers and details of the hand may not be exact, but they're about what I remember.)

Early in the BBP live tourney. Blinds are 50/100. Dereck Keller aka Bulldog (LAG but smart for those that don't know him) opens in EP for 350. Folds around to me on the button. I have AQo and smooth call. Dereck has about 11k and I'm around 8.5-9k. Both blinds fold. Pot is 850. Flop is:

(or something along those lines).

Dereck bets out 600. What should I do?

**D-Nut** · 02-10-2009 05:27 PM

Against Dereck, I flat here. I will usually find out whatever I need to know on the turn..... Well, lets put it this way, I will find out more by what he does on the turn, than I will by raising the flop.

**otbdave** · 02-10-2009 06:02 PM

I am definitely raising here...

**Bulldog** · 02-10-2009 06:30 PM

I think that was the flop.

**wreaks** · 02-11-2009 11:26 AM

Dereck can raise with a variety of hands, so I wanted to see what would happen on the turn without getting out of control. I did decide to just flat. Pot is 2050. Turn is:

Dereck bets out 800. What should I do?

(Dereck, does that sound right to you?)

**D-Nut** · 02-11-2009 12:07 PM

Now is a good spot to put in a raise.

**Chipless Wonder** · 02-11-2009 12:13 PM

Agreed. I make it 1,800 to 2,000 at this point. Dereck probably has something like:

.

**Bulldog** · 02-11-2009 01:59 PM

Yeah thats sounds right. I diffently think that you shouldve raised.

**otbdave** · 02-11-2009 02:03 PM

In my opinion, in you don't raise the flop, you don't raise here, you are just trying to get to showdown now.

I have no idea... ahhhhh

**D-Nut** · 02-11-2009 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by otbdave

In my opinion, in you don't raise the flop, you don't raise here, you are just trying to get to showdown now.

I have no idea... ahhhhh

Me neither.....LOL

One thing though that I think is important.....I certainly would not consider Bulldog as a LAG....him raising UTG would cause me to give him credit for a real hand.....

I think flatting the button with AQ might have been the start of this whole mess. Not sure if I prefer a 3-bet or a fold in this spot more....but as you can see, flatting and hitting the hand gets kinda spewey