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Message: [QUOTE="diabloblanco, post: 345623, member: 4734"] Fold. Easy decision. You can't just go by where a hand lies on the percentage chart for an idea of how the hell to play it. You raise 6K, out of his 25K he calls you (about 22% of his stack) which says he has an OK hand already, then he comes over the top of you for all his chips or 25K (about 63% of your stack) which says you now have to consider his possible starting hands. When he called the initial bet, he could be on absolutely anything, but for him to come over the top of you for all your chips you have to give him the respect that kind of raise deserves and assume he's holding a hand that has your ace rag dominated. I don't know what type of players or play that you're used to dealing with but when someone I play with pushes all their chips in the pot over the top of a nice sized bet by me, I have no choice but to respect their raise and give them credit for a hand. It is for this reason that I would not call this bet off here with ace rag. If I was holding a pocket pair or two cards painted and suited depending on the situation the call becomes fairly easy, but not with ace rag. To use the strength of the hand only when determining whether or not to call is foolhearty. You have to consider that you were raised after making a 5xBB raise for 63% of your stack, which changes the range of hands you have to put your opponent on. That 30% number (which I admittedly haven't checked so I'm taking your word on it) is the hands percentage of holding up vs. 2 other random cards. Assuming you have no idea or indication of hands strength maybe the call would be correct, like if he raised you blind. But since he knows what he is holding and raises you still, you have to change the possibilities of his hole cards from any 2, to two pretty decent ones that most likely have you dominated. Fold. [/QUOTE]

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