My first hand post - did I play this right?

[gmanko]

OK, here goes, my first hand post.

MP2 was immediately to my left and had the habit of always raising whenever I called in this game (and my VP$IP is < 20%). I think MP3 noticed this and tried to get the pot heads up. I called 2 bets because I thought my hand was not all that bad if they were playing each other.

When I flopped an ace I went for the check raise.
When MP3 raised it in front of me I gave it up -
my feeling is that I need a much stronger hand to raise or even call in this situation.

I don't feel too bad about folding, but I am wondering if I should have bet out on the flop, or maybe folded before the flop.

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

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Hero folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 3-bets</font>, MP3 calls.

Turn: (8.25 BB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, MP3 folds.

Final Pot: 9.25 BB

[Entity]

1/2 goes in Micros.

Anyway, on the hand: fold preflop the first time around, and clearly fold preflop the second time around. Then fold the flop.

Rob

[mtdoak]

A-10o is a easily dominated hand. Don't mistake a 3 bet for an isolation play, though it could be against a LAG. However, being that as it is, no way you can call 2 bets cold with A-10o. AJo would be a borderline here. I'd lead the flop here, and fold to a raise and reraise.

[deadmunny]

NEO (Non expert opinion) I am folding this pre-flop... You are gonna be behind alot more than ahead with A10.

Regards D

[James282]

From middle position, this is an easy open-raise. If it gets capped back to you it's almost always a fold unless the capper is a maniac. There aren't many hands that call for an open limp in that position, and ATo is certainly not one of them.
Peace,
James

[Sarge85]

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Hero calls, MP2 calls.



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Pretty much why ATo should face the muck more often that not.

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[btspider]

welcome. check out the micro forum as was mentioned.

i fold twice PF and once on the flop.

[xxxxx]

I'd play this against a passive field. Clearly fold to a 3-bet. You are probably up against a bigger ace and a big pocket pair where neither an ace nor a ten will help you.