Fun with AA in a multiway pot...

[mash_tun]

Bodog 100NL Full-Ring.

BB Villain is a regular and is a pretty good TAG…maybe 3-bets a bit light in position, but usually is coming in with solid values. MP2 is loose and has clear acemaster and flushmaster tendencies. His PFR standards are pretty wide, and usually will limp with any paint suited (Kx, Qx, Jx), most aces, broadways, connectors, small/mid PPs. CO seems to be similar to MP2 over 3-4 orbits. Post-flop, he’s put out small block-bets when he has a draw. SB villain appears to be loose and reckless. Everyone has at least 85BBs; I have 100BBs


Hero is BTN with

3 folds, MP2 calls $1, 1 fold, CO calls $1, Hero raises to $5, SB calls $4.50, BB calls $4, MP2 calls $4, CO calls $4

Flop (Pot = $25)

SB, BB, MP2 all check, CO bets $5, Hero ???

What's your plan???

[jaydreb]

Raise.

Folding is out of the question.

You could consider calling heads-up. But calling with 3 players behind you on this board is death.

So raise to like 25-30 and play very carefully if called. Be prepared to fold to a push.

[emmapeel]

On the flop I would be deciding if the situation was worth all my chips or not. I'm currently only behind the three possible sets and 54 and 76. Some of my opponents may have such a wide range as to make these less likely so the fact that I am up against so many opponents is not as important as if they were all TAG opponents who would mostly call with these types of hands. 63 suited might be in there too but I would expect 73 to be a rare choice.

Another good thing about playing for all the chips is that the current pot is about a third of my chips and so I won't lose so much against a set as I normally would compared to how much I can win immediately. The "small pot" that AA normally wins is much bigger here and the large pot it loses is not as big in comparison.

I think calling with position is an option but I'm going to re-raise here to about $30. The plan is to call a push from an opponent who may often have a weaker hand. 2 pushes and I'm leaning towards folding.

This plan may also call for a bigger bet of say $45 or $50. With weak players in the pot I may still get calls here from weaker hands. I think I'll stick with the pot sized bet though.

EP