Quiz #5, Question 2

[Matt]

You open-raise from the button in a five-handed game with A:spades:K:clubs:. Both blinds call. You have no read on the small blind, but you know that the big blind is extremely loose. He will defend his blind with any ace, any pocket pair, most suited cards, and various other hands. The flop comes 5:hearts: A:clubs: K:spades:. Both players check, you bet, and they both call. The turn is the 2:hearts:. Both players again check to you. You bet and only the big blind calls. The river is the 7:hearts:. The big blind bets out. What do you do?

You raise. The big blind three-bets. What do you do?

[Nima]

pot is too big to fold

[MJPerry]

Cap that shizzle.

[Matt]

Capping might be okay against a super-aggressive opponent. Against this player, calling is probably better.

[MJPerry]

You can't play TTP scared of a runner-runner.

[TJericho]

I think that I'd want to raise, but would end up calling.

I think the big blind may have anything from A:hearts: blank:hearts: to A 2, A 7. He might even have K:hearts: blank:hearts:, and only called on the flop because he was last to act - just in the hope of pairing his blank or getting a heart draw.

His lead bet and raise at the river woudl slow me down a bit.