Hand for Review: AA in the BB.

[Warik]

First hand at the table. No notes/reads on anybody.

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button folds, SB completes, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, SB calls.

Flop: (12 SB) K/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(6 players) </font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Turn: (13.50 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.

River: (23.50 BB) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players) </font>
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 folds.

Final Pot: 27.50 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 27.50 BB, between MP2, MP3, CO and Hero.</font>

Comments most appreciated.

[GuyOnTilt]

Hey Warik,

You were doing fine until the river. Bet and call a raise. Don't check-raise, don't check-call. Bet and call a raise.

GoT

[DaveFoldsFive]

That's tough. I like your prelop and flop play, but I'm not sure what you put MP2 on. I might raise on the turn hoping to push one or two of the weaker hands out, but mostly to see where I stand with MP2 and the flush draw(s). I'd probably fold to a 4-bet and put someone on J9s.

If everyone called I'd probably check/fold to a bet from any of the annonymous callers.

[DaveFoldsFive]

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Hey Warik,

You were doing fine until the river. Bet and call a raise. Don't check-raise, don't check-call. Bet and call a raise.

GoT

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You're not worried any of the 3 other callers might be on draws?

[GuyOnTilt]

I might raise on the turn hoping to push one or two of the weaker hands out, but mostly to see where I stand with MP2 and the flush draw(s).

3-betting the turn is horrible poker. Calling is your ONLY reasonable play.

GoT

[DaveFoldsFive]

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I might raise on the turn hoping to push one or two of the weaker hands out, but mostly to see where I stand with MP2 and the flush draw(s).

3-betting the turn is horrible poker. Calling is your ONLY reasonable play.

GoT

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Ok. I'm new... Why is it the only reasonable play?

[Chris Daddy Cool]

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I might raise on the turn hoping to push one or two of the weaker hands out, but mostly to see where I stand with MP2 and the flush draw(s).

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Exactly what hand still in the game are you hoping to fold?

[DaveFoldsFive]

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Exactly what hand still in the game are you hoping to fold?

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You're right, my mistake.

[Clarkmeister]

Given this action, I'd tend to call the raise on the flop and plan on checkraising the field on the turn if I like the card.

[Saborion]

Because you're very likely to be behind since MP2 woke up all the sudden. But even if you are, you still have to call given the size of the pot. No point in raising since no one will fold anyway.

I think...