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Quote Originally Posted by Lucid
This is one of those situations that only applies to big stakes players. With twelve thousand dollars on the line I might actually fold. Those are some deep stacks and why would your opponent bet that much if he only has a full house or a flush when he knows you might have the four of a kind with your pre-flop raise and that board with two aces. It's hard to imagine a situation where you would fold four aces but this might be it.
No way. He is putting you on trip aces (AK, AQ, AJ) and hit the flush - so you call any raise he wants to put out there. If he hit a one in a zillion runner-runner gutshot straight flush, then he's basically won the poker lottery.

In addition, we're also supposed to believe here that he's got 3s4s, 3s5s, or 4s5s (depending which card landed on the river) - and that's what he called a 4xBB raise with? Maybe - maybe if it's Ripptyde - but probably he's got two face cards, one or both a high spade, and he's real happy to make his second best hand.

It would be different if the turn was the 5s and the river was either the 3 or 4. Then it's a one card straight flush possibility, and you're justifiably nervous. It would be even more dangerous if the other cards out there were high cards - a board like this: Ah As Qs Js Ts. That's just ugliness in its purest form, and arguably you have to fold to that. But in this example the guy has to use both of his hole cards to make a better hand, and they both have to be specific low spades? I just don't see it. Call every time.