06-15-2002, 05:22 AM
Finally decided to end my self-imposed, Uncle Sam contributed exile from poker with a little 9-18 action at LC's tonight. I had to shake off some rust, but it seemed to go well. Problem was, I'd win a couple of small pots to make headway, then lose a big one (flop top two, but someone else turns a set, etc). Anyway, the other players were so bad that I figured that I'd either make a nice score or go broke quickly. Luckily, the first option happened, and I picked up a rack in about three hours.
Here's one hand that I'm not sure if I played it correctly.
In the BB, I have pocket AA. three callers, the SB calls, and I raise. The three who called are pretty bad (can show any hand from any position). The SB is very weak tight.
Flop comes 662, two hearts. I bet out and am called by UTG and cutoff. the other two fold. From what I've seen, these two guys are likely to raise with a strong hand on the flop, and will both call you down with anything to keep you honest.
Turn is 4. I check, UTG bets, cutoff calls and I raise. Both call (whew!)
I raised because I thought I had the best hand here, but also because I knew that
1) I'd likely be repopped if I was behind,
2) wouldn't get re-raised if I was ahead (based on their previous play)
3) would likely get calls because these two would draw at anything
River was a K. I checked, and it was checked through. I should have bet here, but, at the time, checking seemed like the thing to do.
I reasoned that, even a blind idiot wouldn't be able to call me here unless I was beat when
a) I raised the turn, indicating a strong hand
b) a scare card like a king comes on the river
I figured that, even if they put me on a bluff on the turn, AK was a likely holding for me to have, so the K river pretty much killed their one pair hands.
I guess I was hoping that one of the two would put me on a JJ or QQ and, hitting his K, (yeah, they'd chase overcards in this situation, too) bet out.
Anyway, I took it down, but can't help thinking that I missed at least one bet on the river.
Here's one hand that I'm not sure if I played it correctly.
In the BB, I have pocket AA. three callers, the SB calls, and I raise. The three who called are pretty bad (can show any hand from any position). The SB is very weak tight.
Flop comes 662, two hearts. I bet out and am called by UTG and cutoff. the other two fold. From what I've seen, these two guys are likely to raise with a strong hand on the flop, and will both call you down with anything to keep you honest.
Turn is 4. I check, UTG bets, cutoff calls and I raise. Both call (whew!)
I raised because I thought I had the best hand here, but also because I knew that
1) I'd likely be repopped if I was behind,
2) wouldn't get re-raised if I was ahead (based on their previous play)
3) would likely get calls because these two would draw at anything
River was a K. I checked, and it was checked through. I should have bet here, but, at the time, checking seemed like the thing to do.
I reasoned that, even a blind idiot wouldn't be able to call me here unless I was beat when
a) I raised the turn, indicating a strong hand
b) a scare card like a king comes on the river
I figured that, even if they put me on a bluff on the turn, AK was a likely holding for me to have, so the K river pretty much killed their one pair hands.
I guess I was hoping that one of the two would put me on a JJ or QQ and, hitting his K, (yeah, they'd chase overcards in this situation, too) bet out.
Anyway, I took it down, but can't help thinking that I missed at least one bet on the river.