Tricky AA hand

infinite_loop · #1 06-25-2005, 07:20 PM

I came into this low buy-in MTT to play for someone else. There were 147 left out of about 1500, with only several to go to the money. I had seen about 2 hands before this. The only thing I knew was that the villain in this case was a very bad player with a big stack and that he was getting involved with a lot of pots. I also knew that my table image was very tight, and that people were folding to a lot of my pre-flop raises (according to my friend).

My pre-flop raise was definitely weak. I should have raised to at least 3200, even though I was really trying to get a lot of chips off this hand.

So after disregarding that aspect, with the bubble coming up is this a pretty obvious fold without any reads? I have an overpair with the nut flush draw.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (10 handed) converter

BB (t10489)
UTG (t7208)
UTG+1 (t17602)
UTG+2 (t11180)
MP1 (t16561)
MP2 (t1121)
MP3 (t5940)
Hero (t7845)
Button (t5200)
SB (t18862)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, MP1 raises to t1600, 2 folds, Hero raises to t2500, 3 folds, MP1 calls t900.

Flop: (t6200) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets t6100.

oneeye13 · #2 06-25-2005, 07:26 PM

tricky? call

locutus2002 · #3 06-25-2005, 07:33 PM

Hero calls. Ur definitely not folding this at anypoint, and villain is not folding if he is winning. You want to make sure that villain gets all his chips in when he's losing.

If checked too I would bet 6K on the turn and then move in on the river.

handsome · #4 06-25-2005, 08:01 PM

Party MTT's are so top heavy these days, your goal should be to place as high as you can.. not just place ITM. So how is this tricky? If you fold, you have T5300, which is just under 7bb. Win and you have over T15000, not to mention the fact that you are most likely a huge favorite. Not tricky at all to me.

infinite_loop · #5 06-25-2005, 08:23 PM

Results in white below: 
Hero is all-In [5345]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8d ]
Villain shows [ Qh, Ks ] two pairs, kings and queens.
Hero finished in 146 place

Burdzthewurd · #6 06-25-2005, 10:17 PM

I like having 14 outs twice

Bigdaddydvo · #7 06-25-2005, 10:35 PM

There's no way you're not going the distance with this hand. Easy call. If he didn't bet, I'm pushing since this is such a powerful flop for you.

fnurt · #8 06-25-2005, 10:57 PM

I'll make an additional point: having miniraised before the flop in order to make sure he stays in, you absolutely need to be willing to commit all your chips on this flop. If you're going to get scared off by a stop-and-go, then you need to just push preflop, because AA is way too good with less than 10xBB.

infinite_loop · #9 06-26-2005, 12:37 AM

Thanks for the replies. I figured he had something big, but I guess even when I'm up against 2-pair there I'm a 52% favorite, which makes it a call against anything.