AA, Bad bet to begin with, crying call?

[free=good]

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, SB calls $1.13 (All-In), BB calls.

Flop: (5.63 SB) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

Turn: (3.81 BB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

River: (5.81 BB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.81 BB

Should I have bet the river here to begin with, then should I have thrown it away after the c/r?

[badplayer]

A read would be helpful. But if you're like me, 3- or 4-tabling without PV or GT+, without any significant reads, then I think you played it fine.

[free=good]

Yeah, reads would have been nice, but it was the first orbit and I had zero hands on this guy. I see this type of thing a bunch though, and I feel I may be making a few too many of these calls with my unimproved big hands.

[Nick C]

I don't think it's a bad bet to begin with. There are a lot of things BB could be calling with (that he'll call with again on the river) besides a flush draw or a hand that contains a 4.

I would call the checkraise against an unknown, but I wouldn't be very happy about it.

[bozlax]

Don't change a thing. You played your aces fast, AND protected them against the gutshot/FD on the turn. Nothing else you could do. BB wouldn't even be right to hang in with 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, so he's the latest addition to your buddy list and you just have to deal with a "bad" beat.

I presume you lost. What'd he have?

[shadow29]

Nice hand, sir.

[Ginso]

[blind reply]

I would have played it exactly as you did. No reason to let it go at the end, I don't think. but i'm still new!

[free=good]

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BB wouldn't even be right to hang in with 34, so he's the latest addition to your buddy list

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He had 3 /images/graemlins/heart.gif4 /images/graemlins/heart.gif, and yes he is now on my buddy list.

Thanks to all, nice to be reassured every once in awhile that i'm not crazy stupid (maybe just mildly retarded).

[xenthebrain]

You played it fine.
Easy value-bet on the river, don't even think about folding.

[Nick C]

[ QUOTE ]
Don't change a thing. You played your aces fast, AND protected them against the gutshot/FD on the turn. Nothing else you could do. BB wouldn't even be right to hang in with 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif4/images/graemlins/spade.gif . . .

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Just for the record, if I had 4 /images/graemlins/spade.gif 3 /images/graemlins/spade.gif, there's no way I would fold it on the turn, and in fact I think doing so would be a big mistake.

If I was still in the hand, I wouldn't fold the actual 4 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 3 /images/graemlins/heart.gif on the turn either, thinking there's some chance I have the best hand and the PFR just has overcards, and I most likely have 9 full outs if I'm behind.

I would have folded 43s preflop, though, versus just one player who raised UTG and another who's already all-in.

[AlmightyJay]

I would check behind on this river. I can't imagine he's calling down with anything you beat here. Unless you have a read that he'll play top pair on this board like this.

[Entity]

Yes, I'm betting this river. Yes, I'm folding to a checkraise.

Rob