Too Aggressive Preflop?

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Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
1 fold, MP1 raises, 2 folds, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, MP1 caps, Hero calls, BB calls.

I 3 bet here for 2 reasons. 1, I want to see if he will cap it and 2 I am trying to get this into a heads up situation. Anyone see a problem with my 3 bet preflop?

Flop: (12.40 SB) , , (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 bets, Hero raises, BB calls, MP1 3-bets, Hero caps, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Got the open ended draw here. I figure I am up against AA or KK but maybe he thinks the same thing about me. I am trying to get the free bet after the turn cars so i can chase this down.

Turn: (12.20 BB) (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 bets, Hero raises, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Success!!! Now just hope this board does not pair up or give a third diamond on the river.

River: (18.20 BB) (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets, BB folds, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 20.20 BB

Results in white below:
MP1 has Kc Kd (one pair, kings).
Hero has 7d 7c (straight, seven high).
Outcome: Hero wins 20.20 BB.

Now after this hand was over I was called, and I quote, "Lucky trash"
Now, I'm fairly certain I didn't like that too much. My main question is regardless as to how the hand turned out was I too aggressive preflop.

it's all about style...the question are asking is were you too aggressive pre-flop...that depends on people's style, I would say maybe a LITTLE aggressive but okay I guess. On the flop, You played this perfectly. If you have an open ended straight draw and your pocket pairs are the overpair, that gives you a 40% chance of having the hand most likely if you put your opponent on some kind of high pocket pair. I always push when I have an open ended straight draw or a nut flush draw and you definitely played this correctly after the flop by having the overpair and an open ended. My 2 cents

I love the play. Expecially trying to get heads up........I would rather be VERY aggressive preflop and get HU play. If the flop was A Q 9....then......oh well......Since he was capping you and calling you, he probably has you beat........Then you are only out the preflop bets........It's funny, because I am playing right now and I had 8 8 and the flop was 10, 7, 4, then an Ace, but I caught my 8 on the river because he checked the Ace to trap me..

I think you werent aggresive pre flop, It was a nice play, He shoulda have known that the stright was inminent. You played it well.

Its the only way to play pp...if you want to win you have to get to heads-up...you will win many more hands than if someone calls with a higher pp or that outdraws you with an unpaired hand.

As I said in one of my bibles...even with 2,2...you are a 55% favorite with one opponent...but drop to a 22% dog with 3 opponents.

With 88 you are a 71% favorite with one opponent and drop to a 43% dog with 3 opponents.

However, it is harder in limit to get to heads-up than it is in nl.

I would defintely say you were too aggressive preflop. In limit, I occasionally raise with TT, though not always. The lowest pocket pair that I always raise preflop with is JJ. Now the reason I do this is so that I am not attached to the hand and it is very easy to throw it away. I also usually just call with two face cards, and a lot of the times is just call with AK. Now I know that a lot of people would not do this, but I don't like getting attached and pot committed to hands that can easily be beat.

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