Playing from the blinds: ATo

[Scuba Chuck]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx (http://www.zerodivide.cx/converter)

MP1 (t800)
MP2 (t745)
CO (t595)
Button (t775)
Hero (t785)
BB (t1820)
UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t1680)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, CO calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t45) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t75</font>, CO folds, Hero folds ??

[splashpot]

You have a tendency to check every top pair on the flop. What's up with that??

[Maulik]

I can't justify a call here. There are too many hands that will scare you and kill your action if you are ahead.

[Scuba Chuck]

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You have a tendency to check every top pair on the flop. What's up with that??

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I'm not posting the ones where I bet the flop, and every one folds. Furthermore, opponents (in this case just one) are more likely to either limp with weak aces. Regardless, I was expecting a check from BB, and a bet (pot steal) from limper, in which case I was planning to c/r.

[jeffraider]

Call and check-raise all-in on turn!

[psyduck]

why are you randomly betting some pots with ace-high, and then checking others?

People at the 22s aren't keeping track of your betting patterns. Just pot the flop and go from there.

[splashpot]

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Regardless, I was expecting a check from BB, and a bet (pot steal) from limper, in which case I was planning to c/r.

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I think it's impossible to make a read like that. Especially level 1 when there has been no action in the hand so far. Much easier to just bet out IMO.

[Scuba Chuck]

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People at the 22s aren't keeping track of your betting patterns. Just pot the flop and go from there.

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That's not even crossing my mind. And this is a $33, FWIW.

[Freudian]

That is such an odd bet from BB. I'd probably fold here simply because I have absolutely no idea where I am in this hand and with his overbet it will be more costly to find out than I am comfortable with.

If he bets 45 I don't mind a raise to 130 or so. But cranking it up to 200 is too costly and with no position on the guy I'll just move on to the next hand.

[jeffraider]

Scuba you gotta start leading flops a lot more if you're so intent on playing pots out of position! Leading is great, gives you value for when you're winning, gives you the initiative, gives you a lot better idea of where you're at, etc. Checking is for wusses!

[j0wlev]

I like to 1/2 pot this flop, lets weaker aces come along for the ride, you gotta lead this flop.

[player1]

in level 1, i don't read much into BB's "over" bet. i tend to look at his 75 bet as, "i have a decent hand and i think betting 30-45 is just too small so i'll bet 75" (is this too much assuming on my part?). i would never fold on the flop. i would prolly raise to 200ish and push on the turn if no scare card. (too aggressive?) i sometimes call too and go from there. but it seems like bad things happen more often when i just call...

i just don't think he has two pair, so the only hands to fear are AQ and AJ.

jc

[bigt439]

Check calling is a great way to control the pot on the flop so that you don't have to navigate tricky streets oop in a bloated pot. You shouldn't always check call, but in lots of the situations you've posted, in a vacuum, your check call has been the best play. Check call here too. I have no idea why you would fold here. Your hand is extremely under represented and his o-bet isn't exactly strong. I think he has a weaker A a lot here.