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[Closed] NL 100 - 2 pairs vs aggro and tricky villain

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NymXXL
Joined: 20.05.2008

PartyGaming - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

UTG: $100.00 25/21/55% AFr, very aggro and tricky
CO: $131.12
BTN: $112.87
SB: $91.00
Hero (BB): $193.21

SB posts SB $0.50, Hero posts BB $1.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero has J♠ A♥

UTG raises to $3.00, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls $2.00

Flop: ($6.50, 2 players) 2♠ J♥ 5♦
Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: ($6.50, 2 players) A♠
Hero checks, UTG bets $4.00, Hero raises to $11.00, UTG raises to $26.00, Hero calls $15.00

River: ($58.50, 2 players) 8♥
Hero checks, UTG bets $71.00 and is all-in, Hero calls $71.00

Hero shows J♠ A♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
UTG shows 5♣ 5♠ (Three of a Kind, Fives)
UTG wins $197.50

I know the UTG. He is pretty aggro and tricky, playing maybe too fancy for NL100. On the flop he didn´t cbet so I was pretty sure he is going to bet turn on A so i decided to ch/r to get some value. His 3bet doesn´t make sense to me so I decided to just call and let him spazz out on the turn and I snap called.


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Bierbaer
Joined: 27.05.2005

Why do you call preflop?
He is aggro and tricky, so you know he is going to make your life hard postflop on any board - you're folding the best hand oftentimes when he cbets and you decide to give up your A high, and even on Jxx boards there's one or more overcards oftentimes so he has a chance to get you to fold your (the best) hand.
So to me this is a 3bet or fold spot preflop.

As played on flop and turn I agree with your reasoning but you could also argue for betting out - he might easily have the plan of raising your bet on the turn to take down the pot.

As played I also call the riverbet. While it is a strange line and he might not bluff too much with it, he can't have many valuehands either.