Confused!

LARSON7

abc992	Small blind		15.00	15.00	9267.50
x	Big blind		30.00	45.00	5015.00
	Your hole cards	A A
LARSON7	Raise		120.00	165.00	4900.00
ALIVEHAT60	Fold
Lwre1	Fold
abc992	Fold
bx	Call		90.00	255.00	4925.00
Flop
		4 J 7
bx	Check
LARSON7	Bet		191.25	446.25	4708.75
bx	Raise		382.50	828.75	4542.50
LARSON7	Call		191.25	1020.00	4517.50
Turn
		8
x	Check
LARSON7	Check
River
		9
x	Bet		30.00	1050.00	4512.50
LARSON7	?

LARSON7

Player limp's their entire range pre flop. They have previously limped Aces prior to this hand here.

It is the first time they have re-raised. I'm really worried on the flop they have a set.

On the turn, i still think they have a set a lot here. They are not raising Ace J. I didn't have a good enough knowledge of the player at this time to know that, but playing with them for the next couple of hours i would say that is the case.

That's why i check the turn, on the river i'm quite confident now i have the best hand.

In all my time playing with the opponent i seen them limp Aces, Kings, Jacks, Queens, there was never a raise pre flop once. I'm not happy how i played this hand, but it's difficult against this opponent, cause they could literally have anything.

CraigSG1

Im inclined to just call here for a number of reasons. Its still early in the tournament. You only have one pair. You are totally confused and are now just guessing on what his range is. If you raises and he reraises you, what do you do then? The pot is already nice enough.

Call and add then add how he played his hand to your notes.

LARSON7

He only had kings!!

Over the space of the tournie, i seen him limp Aces x 2, Kings x 2 and Queens x 1 lol

shakinaces

lol yeah the 'limp whole range' brigade confuse me as well.

In the early stages of a tourni I think I'd always just call the river bet here. Looks weak but could just as easy be a blocker-type bet with a set, fearing that they may face a raise with any ten or flush you've hit on the river.

But if they are a limper, they probably call a raise anyway with two pair/set...

This is the sort of hand that loses me loads at the cash tables, throwing too much aggression at an ATC player rather than patiently waiting to flop a far bigger hand!