Q-Q with ace on flop.

Opponent was practically a maniac preflop, raising what seemed like 1/3 of his hands, but he was semi-decent otherwise. I also noticed a pattern where he sized his bets according to the strength of his hand. Good play?

***** Hand History for Game 3716497433 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, March 11, 17:12:21 ET 2006
Table New School (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: JakeDaRuler ( $253.45 )
Seat 6: fannyhill ( $198 )
Seat 4: danielsaxton ( $963 )
Seat 5: TruePresence ( $416.85 )
Seat 2: Cashugh ( $390.46 )
Seat 3: mrcoughman ( $212.70 )
>You have options at Table 95401 Table!.
mrcoughman posts small blind [$1].
danielsaxton posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to danielsaxton [ Qh Qc ]
>You have options at Sea Hopper Table!.
TruePresence folds.
fannyhill folds.
>You have options at Power Line Table!.
JakeDaRuler raises [$6].
Cashugh folds.
mrcoughman folds.
danielsaxton raises [$23].
JakeDaRuler calls [$19].
>You have options at Power Line Table!.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Tc, Ad, 7s ]
danielsaxton bets [$30].
>You have options at Sea Hopper Table!.
JakeDaRuler calls [$30].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
>You have options at Power Line Table!.
danielsaxton checks.
JakeDaRuler bets [$30].
danielsaxton raises [$120].

if you can tell what he has (or at least get a good idea) by his bet sizes, why not check and see how much he bets on the flop?

I like it... If he is capable of folding a weak ace.

would the check-raise on the flop (to say $90) not elicit the same information at a cheaper price? or did you feel that this line is so standard that a tricky/good player would see through it?

very tricky, i like it

Fuckers seem to call me down everytime I try this shit in the 100 game.

I'm not a big fan of the play. I doubt he folds an ace here, and almost anything else he folds here including hands we beat like JJ. If you don't think he has an ace and is just bluffing then check-calling is a far superior play.

Originally Posted by Demiparadigm

I like it... If he is capable of folding a weak ace.

who calls $23 preflop with an ace and folds when they hit?

Originally Posted by gabe

Originally Posted by Demiparadigm

I like it... If he is capable of folding a weak ace.

who calls $23 preflop with an ace and folds when they hit?

Good point. I don't understand what you're trying to accomplish with the turn checkraise. If its a bluff its too expensive and plus what gabe said. If you think you're ahead based on the read, keep the pot small and let him overplay. Nice stack by the way.

Originally Posted by gabe

Originally Posted by Demiparadigm

I like it... If he is capable of folding a weak ace.

who calls $23 preflop with an ace and folds when they hit?

Someone who's capable of folding when the action suggests they're beat.

Originally Posted by SmackinYaUp

Originally Posted by gabe

Originally Posted by Demiparadigm

I like it... If he is capable of folding a weak ace.

who calls $23 preflop with an ace and folds when they hit?

Good point. I don't understand what you're trying to accomplish with the turn checkraise. If its a bluff its too expensive and plus what gabe said. If you think you're ahead based on the read, keep the pot small and let him overplay. Nice stack by the way.

I don't think I'm ahead based on my read. I think I'm behind a weak hand.

Originally Posted by dsaxton

Originally Posted by gabe

Originally Posted by Demiparadigm

I like it... If he is capable of folding a weak ace.

who calls $23 preflop with an ace and folds when they hit?

Someone who's capable of folding when the action suggests they're beat.

oooh ok ty