Daily Hand Quiz

3betting from the blinds like that from V can be a pretty tricky situation. I would flat and see what the turn brings, keeping our AA pretty well hidden. What do you think he floppped? Did he really 3bet from the SB with JJ? He could very well think his KK/QQ is better than good here. I would flat here, let him see the turn and turn up the heat. What cards would scare us? K or Q only for the turned-set possibility, but other than that, V’s line, aside from c-betting with air, doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

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I call. 99% of the time we are way ahead so we can afford a free card or two. In fact V most likely has air here.
On the other hand the pot’s going to be ~3700 after we call, so V will have about 80% pot bet behind. It’s a perfect stack size for him to try push us off a hand like 77-TT, or if we get a little lucky he may valueshove Jx, or something he hits on the turn.
If it doesn’t happen I’d check a brick turn as well. That would make my river shove look more bluffish, esp. that my image is both active and frustrated.

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Call.

Raise if V bets on turn.

Check behind if he checks to induce a river bluff to which i’ll shove.

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I’d raise. Clearly V range is wide and Hero’s hand is well-disguised.

V fired ~25% of stack on a perfect board to c-bet. I’d expect them to slow-down on the turn unless they hit a J, or on the slim chance they hold KK or QQ. If they have air we will not see more action. However if they hit, the chips go in with Hero ahead the majority of the time.

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Personally, I would jus smooth call the flop to induce a bluff or another bet with a pair. You’re WAY ahead here 90% of the time. NO reason to scare him away.

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Fold.

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