AJs CO on Q87r: Defend Pre, Float Flop

Hero
A♥J♥
Position
CO vs UTG
Pot
Single-Raised Pot
Flop
7♠ 8♠ Q♥

While folding high cards feels safe, AJs has too much backdoor equity and overcard value to fold to a single bet on this texture.

Flop Analysis

Folding here is overly tight. We have two overcards, a backdoor nut flush draw, and a backdoor straight draw, which provides enough equity to continue IP.

Note: Folding AJs with a backdoor nut flush draw to a ~40% pot bet is a significant mistake; we need to realize our equity in position.