LC: Getting Back on Track

In the midst of a 10 buy in downswing. The following hand occurs and is followed by a 3 of 4 wins in a set of SNGs.

***** Hand History for Game 2908165860 *****
150/300 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 16752748) - Fri Oct 21 02:10:18 EDT 2005
Table Table 67667 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: FFMAC1970 (465)
Seat 2: hanes90 (530)
Seat 3: GOLFINBOZO65 (1940)
Seat 4: liebo111 (950)
Seat 5: tshoe16 (1275)
Seat 6: MsKonduct (60)
Seat 9: TRHScc814 (2245)
Seat 10: LizardWilson (535)
TRHScc814 posts small blind (75)
LizardWilson posts big blind (150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to TRHScc814 [ A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A /images/graemlins/heart.gif ]
2 Folds
GOLFINBOZO65 raises (700) to 700
liebo111 folds.
tshoe16 raises (1250) to 1250
MsKonduct folds.
TRHScc814 calls (1175)
LizardWilson folds.
GOLFINBOZO65 raises (1240) to 1940
GOLFINBOZO65 is all-In.
tshoe16 calls (25)
tshoe16 is all-In.
TRHScc814 calls (690)
Creating Main Pot with $3975 with tshoe16
Creating Side Pot 1 with $1330 with GOLFINBOZO65
** Dealing Flop ** : [ T /images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9 /images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2 /images/graemlins/club.gif]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif]
** Dealing River ** : [ 2 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 3975 | Side Pot 1: 1330 |
Board: [ Th 9s 2c 8h 2d ]
FFMAC1970 balance 465, didn't bet (folded)
hanes90 balance 530, didn't bet (folded)
GOLFINBOZO65 balance 0, lost 1940 [ K /images/graemlins/heart.gif A /images/graemlins/club.gif ] [ a pair of twos -- Ac,Kh,Th,2c,2d ]
liebo111 balance 950, didn't bet (folded)
tshoe16 balance 0, lost 1275 [ Q /images/graemlins/club.gif Q /images/graemlins/diamond.gif ] [ two pairs, queens and twos -- Qc,Qd,Th,2c,2d ]
MsKonduct balance 60, didn't bet (folded)
TRHScc814 balance 5610, bet 1940, collected 5305, net +3365 [ Ad Ah ] [ two pairs, aces and twos -- Ad,Ah,Th,2c,2d ]
LizardWilson balance 385, lost 150 (folded)


Should I have pushed instead of calling when it got around to me preflop? I'm not folding no matter what comes, which argues for a push, but I smooth called to try and make sure the original raiser came along too. What do you think?

[Bigwig]

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but I smooth called to try and make sure the original raiser came along too. What do you think?

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I think that's a mistake. Just push.

[handsome]

Standard.

[Bigwig]

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Standard.

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Flat calling for half your stack preflop? Where is this 'standard?'

[handsome]

1. We have AA.
2. Our goal is to get as much money in the pot with the most amount of equity.
3. A push or re-raise may scare off the original raiser, as he would end up with T1240 (blinds of 75/150) by folding.
4. We're obviously not folding, so we're cold-calling.

The more I think about, the more I think this was a mistake. The original raiser put in almost half his stack, and since we are still 8 handed, he isn't going anywhere if I push. If the OR smooth calls too, he may be able to get away from the flop, so I have to get all the chips in now. Made a mistake here, but still got all the chips in, another good sign toward me finding the positive side of variance again.

[Bigwig]

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1. We have AA.
2. Our goal is to get as much money in the pot with the most amount of equity.
3. A push or re-raise may scare off the original raiser, as he would end up with T1240 (blinds of 75/150) by folding.
4. We're obviously not folding, so we're cold-calling.

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It also invites a lot of people into the pot, which you don't want. Also, I believe you are strongly mistaken in thinking that cold calling gets more money in the pot. I mean, what?

[handsome]

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that cold-calling gets more money in the pot, but by reraising you are creating "fold equity" for the original raiser, which you don't want to do when you have aces..

And this: [ QUOTE ]
It also invites a lot of people into the pot, which you don't want.

[/ QUOTE ] Explain.

[psyduck]

I initially thought you played it well, then realized that the first raiser put half his stack in...so he's putting in the rest.

SHOVE IT AND SHIP IT! Hello.