I don't think that example makes AJ the nuts, but I do understand what your saying considering the levels to be 10 minutes opposed to the usual 15. However, I still think in the OP you needed to either fold to his original raise, or after he 4 bet you needed to shove or fold. Calling is the worst option, which is why I don't mind the 3 bet originally but then to just call his 4 bet is pretty bad, even though you are getting a good price, since when the blinds are this high that represents a large portion of your stack, even thought it was only 6BB more to call.

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Areaman, I have to agree with Dozo here. Should have folded to a 4-bet. I dont mind the raise out of the blinds with A-J. i would prefer to just call though. You said this guy has been stealing blinds with a min-raise, and his range is wide. So what are you trying to accomplish here? re-steal 39k by risking 80k? But the dude 4-bet you. You are OOP with a vulnerable hand. given your position, and the fact that A-J plays badly OOP, i would have chosen not to raise preflop.

I too like to call min-raises out of principle. They are just bad poker. However, there are a few scenarios i have found people who use min-raises are in. They are feeling their hand out, maybe they have top pair/weak-kicker, and want to gain info as cheap as possible. Then there are those that are trying to build a pot on either a draw, or the nuts. So min-raising in EP pre-flop to me is a sign of pot building. I have seen aces do it, and small pairs, as well as suited connectors. SO i just dont see the majority of min-raisers folding to your pre-flop raise out of the blinds. Now you have put yourself in a difficult position with a big pot, OOP.

this guy didnt have a thought out plan...otherwise he wouldnt have committed 60% of his stack with A8o

psychological? the guy was a braindead retard.

he should have folded to my reraise instead of committing himself.
i played the 4 bet bad, and i should have shoved or folded, however, do we not realize i was 100% right about the strength of his hand? HE HAD A8o, and got lucky.

i look back on this hand and I should have put him in or folded, you guys are right in that aspect, but I should have 100% put him in and watch him call off with A8.

giving this guy credit for committing himself with a8o and then getting lucky...you give him credit. ill call him a braindead retard.

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