Just a little more in preflop.. then
I'm pretty close to all in on the flop here.....

Maybe I'm too aggressive...

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Wow...thats completely different to how I'd have played that. Id have raised half that pre flop, then checked on the flop to see what pot odds I was faced with... oops.

I take it the table is a little loose (from preflop).

With a bit more in preflop you reduce the implied odds for the trip - and with this loose table you stand a better chance of taking the blinds,

Once in at the flop. consider the range of hands he may have and call with.

1] QQ, (not good for you but not unwinnable). Two suited hearts (you dominate).. Knocks out trips hands that dominate you i.e your massively ahead half the time - hes massively ahead the other half.

2] AQ-I think he is marginally ahead here BUT the pot justifies it - also consider that your preflop represents AA/KK so there is a fold premium on this - he may put down..

3] Same for KQ,QJ. except he's more likely to fold

4]KK is ahead of you - but not by much (loose table - he'd have reraised...)

In summary it is a marginal push to defend your initial stake - but this isn't pot limit- its No Limit. If you can't push your stack on marginal situations then you shouldnt be at the table.

Others might play it differently...

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