I check-raise XXY flop from BB but then realize I rarely have trips

Since it seems like such a ridiculous play to c/r this flop versus a preflop EP raiser when you have a hand with showdown value, it would be really helpful to know how the villain views you.

if your play is correct, im guessing if you have A5s or 55 here the play is here is to just jam flop, Ax is never folding and everything else is no matter how much you CR.

What the ****ing **** ****?

We are multiway. Both villains could have an ace here.

Sure this is gonna get through some of the time, but it seems a complete over play.

we are not MW

I don't absolutely hate this to deny equity to all the unpaired hands as well as some pocket pairs. Can't help feeling that you're likely to get bullied off the hand if you just call (or would lose to a better hand), while folding would seem reasonable. Not sure what the best play is but I'm not sure the CR is as bad as others are saying

Grunch:

PRE - flatting seems fine. Wouldn't hate a 3B to $60 here. But if V is loose passive pre, and we think that means his raising range is stronger, perhaps it's better to just flat call.

FLOP - interesting line. I suppose it's better than donking out. I wouldn't expect it to get through very often. If V come over the top, obviously fold. Be careful about over-committing to a flush draw if a diamond hits the turn.

Overall, if V continues, I'd be very leery of barreling off. We can't really love it if another 5 or 4 comes, so really we're hoping to go runner runner to make a flush, or preferably, a straight. Conceivably we could rep hearts here.

The x/r size would be fine for value. Seems a smidge larger than needed for a bluff. But probably okay if we get a few more folds from over-pairs to our 5's.

I would fold preflop. Could occasionally 3!.

I meant to say this. The CR may well get a decent amount of immediate folds, but you're in bad shape if called. Some of the pocket pairs would have checked back in any event.

FWIW, how is being up $350 considered "up slightly"? If you have a very good winrate of 10 bb/hr = $30 hour, that would mean you've been sitting at the table for almost 12 hours (on average). I'm just noting because I find it an odd thing to say regarding expectation. Anyoo.

I doubt calling going HU OOP to the flop versus a guy with an above average game with 5 high in a raked game with almost no dead money is profitable. I fold preflop.

Actually not sure what I would do on the flop. Would I ever check/raise any Ax I got here with? I probably wouldn't, though maybe I should be. We certainly do put Villain in the blender, although it's not exactly with a hand that has much equity either. Although we could also be ahead and protecting our equity (although risking a lot to do that).

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I don't hate the call pre, but I do hate the raise size on the flop. Not sure I raise period, but if I do, $50 accomplishes the same thing. Why would you raise so big if you actually had an A?

If he calls, I'm done.

I like it in theory, but if you're trying to make KQ and JJ fold, $50 should do it.

Result:

Showing why you can be on autopilot and up over 100BBs.

It seems like an exercise in leveling. If we had Ax, how would we play it? Most likely slow, thus making the fast play an awesome line for value when V has a hand he can't readily fold. If V can get to that level, and he can find a fold, then this becomes a good line as a bluff. But overall it's so unnecessary to go down these rabbit hole parts of the game tree. Credit to V for showing up and calling BS.

However, winding back to preflop, the Villain knows Bananaman likely isn't calling from the blinds with AXs. If Villain himself has AX, he's never folding because he knows he has the stronger Ax.

If it seemed like I was disagreeing with you, I wasn't.