Biggest pot I've ever seen! AKo

#1 12-16-2005, 03:45 PM

Paradise Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $1.
2 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 (poster) checks, MP3 raises, CO calls, 1 fold, SB calls, Hero 3-bets, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, SB calls.

Flop: (19 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, UTG+2 calls, MP1 raises, MP3 calls, CO calls, SB folds, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: (14.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 bets, CO calls, Hero calls, UTG+2 raises, MP1 calls, MP3 3-bets, CO folds, Hero folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls.

River: (25.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 bets, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 28.50 BB

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Im fairly new to limit and would like your opinion on this hand and moreso on my thought process.

I was weirded out when so many people got into this pot as the table has been pretty standard so far, not too loose not too tight. I 3 bet pf because I almost always do with AK and to get the people that only put 1SB into the pot so far to fold.

I don't know why I bet the flop. Can someone tell me why I should or shouldnt of? I didnt 3 bet it becuase noone was going to fold to a 3 bet. My thinking now is that I should have check raised.

Turn. Should have folded to the first bet, glad I folded to the raise.