monte
07-16-2004, 10:16 AM
Last night I played two similar hands. The game was short-handed with 5 players at a home game, loose starting requirements. I had a comfortable chip lead (up $40 in $25 buyin). First hand, in the BB, Hero looks at K /images/graemlins/spade.gif7 /images/graemlins/heart.gif and limp in, all limp, 5 callers. Flop: K /images/graemlins/club.gif7 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif4 /images/graemlins/spade.gif. Hero bet three dollars. UTG calls, Button folds, SB folds. At this point I put UTG on a king medium kicker, possibly two pair. Turn:6 /images/graemlins/club.gif. Hero goes all-in. UTG calls. UTG doubles up his $25 and shows pocket 44.
Second hand, Hero looks at A /images/graemlins/diamond.gifK /images/graemlins/diamond.gif in the BB. UTG limps, Button limps, SB limps, Hero raises $3, Button calls, others fold. Flop: A /images/graemlins/spade.gif6 /images/graemlins/club.gifJ /images/graemlins/diamond.gif. Button is a loose aggressive player who can call some marginal hands with a chip lead, but is also capable of making good folds. Hero goes all-in for around $25, Button calls. Button shows Pocket 66. Hero can't believe it /images/graemlins/ooo.gif.
My questions are whether I would have been better off to wait before going all-in to get an additional read of my opponent's hand in that situation? Bad Position? Could I have folded these hands with nothing showing on the board and playing short-handed if my opponent bet all-in after checking to him? I think that I either got a little too trigger happy leading the betting and put the blinders on or my fate was sealed by the flop. Any advice or comments are welcome.
Second hand, Hero looks at A /images/graemlins/diamond.gifK /images/graemlins/diamond.gif in the BB. UTG limps, Button limps, SB limps, Hero raises $3, Button calls, others fold. Flop: A /images/graemlins/spade.gif6 /images/graemlins/club.gifJ /images/graemlins/diamond.gif. Button is a loose aggressive player who can call some marginal hands with a chip lead, but is also capable of making good folds. Hero goes all-in for around $25, Button calls. Button shows Pocket 66. Hero can't believe it /images/graemlins/ooo.gif.
My questions are whether I would have been better off to wait before going all-in to get an additional read of my opponent's hand in that situation? Bad Position? Could I have folded these hands with nothing showing on the board and playing short-handed if my opponent bet all-in after checking to him? I think that I either got a little too trigger happy leading the betting and put the blinders on or my fate was sealed by the flop. Any advice or comments are welcome.