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me1tdown
07-13-2005, 05:17 PM
My joy at getting AA in the SB quickly evaporated when everyone went away. No real read on BB at this point, but the truth is I fired off a raise without even thinking. Is there a better ( or is that "bettor" ) way to maximize chip extraction, or do you just play this straight up and move on?

Level 1 $11s at PP No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed)

UTG (800)
UTG+1 (1610)
MP1 (760)
MP2 (860)
MP3 (715)
CO (730)
Button (760)
SB (840)
BB (925)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif

7 folds, <font color="red">SB raises (50) to 60</font>,
BB folds...
lastchance
07-13-2005, 05:20 PM
Well, you could complete and check-raise the flop...

Or you could raise to t45 instead of t60 (which is what I'd do).

Meh, just me.
Bigwig
07-13-2005, 05:21 PM
Raising here is fine. It's too early in the tournament to limp trap. Limp trapping in this spot will often result in you going broke when the BB flops a monster with his rags, and you can't get away from AA. By raising you're forcing him to define his hand, and building a pot.

That doesn't mean that limping with AA in the SB is always a bad play. I just think it is at Level 1.
pergesu
07-13-2005, 05:22 PM
Sometimes your opponents just don't got somethin when you pick up aces. Just gotta live with it.
playtitleist
07-13-2005, 05:25 PM
Agreed. To early to lose it all to 2 pair of rags with a call.

You made a fine play. Sometimes the right play nets little chips. Hopefully you were able to make up for it later, as these type hands don't come around often.
Insomnia
07-13-2005, 05:28 PM
My last tournament it was on the bubble and i picked up aces TWICE!!! Unfortunatly one was in the BB and every1 folded to me, and the other was from small blind and i min raised and he folded BB to me /images/graemlins/frown.gif! so they really made me no money, but they sure are pretty too look at /images/graemlins/grin.gif
The Don
07-13-2005, 05:32 PM
Your play is fine, you won't get action from the BB normally unless you are beat (after completing).
KingDan
07-13-2005, 05:44 PM
Don, you are dead wrong.

People love to overplay TP, or even middle pair HU.

If you had AK/KK or another big hand I sometimes push, people will call your'steal raise' with as low as any ace.
curtains
07-13-2005, 05:47 PM
Just remember that a lot of the time when you get AA-KK you are going to win the blinds without a showdown and most of the time there is simply nothing you can do about this and thus it's nothing to be upset about.

I would raise to 45 in this spot.
The Don
07-13-2005, 05:55 PM
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Don, you are dead wrong.

People love to overplay TP, or even middle pair HU.

If you had AK/KK or another big hand I sometimes push, people will call your'steal raise' with as low as any ace.

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True, but given the pot size to start (30 chips) there isn't a lot to be gained from betting into a calling station and there is a LOT to lose if they hit their hand for cheap.