Two AA hands--1.5 orbits

[calvin]

Hello,

Party Poker 1/2 Hold 'Em (7 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero raises, Button folds, SB 3-bets, BB folds, MP1 calls, Hero caps, SB calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (13 SB) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB bets, MP1 calls, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, MP1 folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (10 BB) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB caps $7 (All-In), Hero calls.

River: (17 BB) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: 17 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 17 BB, between Hero and SB.</font>

Results in white: <font color="white">Hero shows Ac Ah (a pair of aces). SB shows Jc Qd (two pairs, queens and jacks). </font>--
Party Poker 1/2 Hold 'Em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
Hero raises, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 raises, CO folds, BB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, UTG+1 calls.

River: (10.25 BB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero bets, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 12.25 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 12.25 BB, between Hero and UTG+1.</font>

Results in white: <font color="white">Hero shows Ac Ah (a pair of aces). UTG+1 shows 9c 9s (a pair of nines). </font>

Comments? Thanks!

[BigEndian]

Hand 1: fine. [edit] Also, it helps if you mention someone being SS before they go all in. Makes it easier to read your play.

Hand 2: No reads are given to suggest why you might only smooth call the flop here for two bets - 3-bet it.

Raising the turn earns more money if you think your opponent would raise with a middle pair that didn't hit or overcards. But it also loses more if your opponent is ahead of you as you'll get 3-bet on the turn. In other words, find out where you're at on the flop. There's no need to be fancy on this hand.

- Jim