[10NL] A5s rivered nut flush

Calling an UTG raise with A5s is a bit loose no?

I mean the only hand I think we need to be worried about really is JJ, 22 & 44 aren't always in villains UTG range but we shouldn't discount them fully. It's unlikely villain is opening 78/89s UTG though and stuff like AJ, KJs are in his range. Villain also has some worse flush draws in his range but I wouldn't think many.

Overbet polarises his range quite a lot imo so we can cut out stuff a lot of two pairs using the J, I doubt an overpair wouldn't bet the turn especially with the flush draw available and it would be a silly hand to turn into a bluff (although people do sometimes). I suppose he might check some of his 8x hands if he has them but he wouldn't then overbet the river.

Really I think we're best off just calling. I think his range is polarised and there isn't really anything we get extra value from (maybe 3 combos of flushes really) if we raise unless villain is a tard and it makes sense to play JJ this way.

Originally Posted by ImSavy

Calling an UTG raise with A5s is a bit loose no?

I mean the only hand I think we need to be worried about really is JJ, 22 & 44 aren't always in villains UTG range but we shouldn't discount them fully. It's unlikely villain is opening 78/89s UTG though and stuff like AJ, KJs are in his range. Villain also has some worse flush draws in his range but I wouldn't think many.

Overbet polarises his range quite a lot imo so we can cut out stuff a lot of two pairs using the J, I doubt an overpair wouldn't bet the turn especially with the flush draw available and it would be a silly hand to turn into a bluff (although people do sometimes). I suppose he might check some of his 8x hands if he has them but he wouldn't then overbet the river.

Really I think we're best off just calling. I think his range is polarised and there isn't really anything we get extra value from if we raise unless villain is a tard and it makes sense to play JJ this way.

Yeah pre is probably a mistake, not really sure why I called.

I'm pretty sure I have the best hand here but I agree with you that his range is polarised with overbet on river. JJ does make sense but I think that's the only hand villain can have in his range that beats me.

I don't think he has many, if any, 8x hands in his range. He may have 22/44 in his UTG range but that seems unlikely. I think it's possible he has AJ and is betting big because of "missed value" on the turn. I think the only hands I can get value from, by raising, are badly played overpairs or hands like KcQc, KcJc, QcJc, QcTc and possibly KcTc.