Did I overplay this hand? AA PokerStar $1/2

[timer78]

My first ever post. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

I used to play $0.5/1 and decided to give $1/2 a try... Started playing $1/2 ten minutes earlier than this hand and had no read on all of opponents.

Please comment on all streets. Did I overplay (ie, cap the turn and calling down river)?

Thanks in advance. Results will be posted later tonight.


PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 3-bets</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, SB calls, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (22 SB) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (16 BB) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 3-bets</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, SB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP3 calls.

River: (36 BB) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Hero calls, SB folds, UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 caps</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 48 BB

[SomethingClever]

Once UTG 3-bets the turn, I call down. No more capping.

As for calling 2 cold on the river... that's tough. It's a big pot, but I don't know how often you could be good with MP3 waking up all of a sudden.

Did MP3 have T9?

PS: 1/2 is still considered Micro-Limit.

[timer78]

Sorry for posting in the wrong board.

I would have folded river to 2 cold if the pot is just 10 BB... but for 19 BB, I don't know... felt like I had to make the crying call. Actually I did not expect UTG+1 to 3-bet. Otherwise, it's still a obvious fold.

Your hand read of MP3 is sooooo correct.

[SomethingClever]

Well... for 2 bets, you practically have to call in a pot that large (looks like 36BB to me). I was just saying that it was a tough, tough crying call that you should expect to lose almost always.

I'd still probably call, though.

I'm going to quote another 2+2 poster who said something like, "I call the extra two big bets, because that's still cheaper than a new monitor if I fold the winner."

So there you go.