AKs at the shorthanded 2+2 table

[JEM7VSBL]

only 5 people at the table and i'm holding AKs on the BB.


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Preflop: JEM is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, MP folds, Button <font color="purple">(easypete)</font> calls, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">JEM raises</font>, Button <font color="purple">(easypete)</font> calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">JEM bets</font>, easypete calls.

Turn: (3.25 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">JEM bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">easypete raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">JEM 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">easypete caps</font>, JEM calls.

i 3-bet here with the backdoor flush draw...

River: (11.25 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
JEM checks, <font color="CC3333">easypete bets</font>, JEM calls.

Final Pot: 13.25 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 13.25 BB, between easypete and JEM.</font>

what do ya think?

[Haupt_234]

Looks good to me JEM.

I don't know what easypete had, but I think he played it poorly. Open limping on the button after the table folds can never be a good thing, short-handed or not.

Haupt_234

[btspider]

I am confused by the PF limp by the button.. he is saying he can beat top pair (turn action), but he should be raising Ax, 55, or 88 PF. any draws or weaker hands would likely raise the flop.. so maybe he got tricky with AA PF since it was shorthanded.. I'd have to see how the table was playing to decide (yes, i'm copping out). i think you gave enough action. its too soon to possibly give a free showdown. pull a stop-n-go or 3-bet the turn as you did. call down any raises beyond those bets.

[easypete]

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Looks good to me JEM.

I don't know what easypete had, but I think he played it poorly. Open limping on the button after the table folds can never be a good thing, short-handed or not.

Haupt_234

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Thanks for the vote of confidence Haupt. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[kgrad5]

i had openlimped twice with AA in the past 10 or so hands both time trapping JEM into the hand..

[btspider]

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i had openlimped twice with AA in the past 10 or so hands both time trapping JEM into the hand..

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if its 3 AA traps in 11 hands, then JEM should stop playing on friday the 13th.

[Haupt_234]

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Thanks for the vote of confidence Haupt.

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LOL. Sorry if I seem a bit harsh, just callin it like I see it. But, on second thought, I guess I can see some merit in limping on the button in a short-handed game. I'm not one to give advice in short-handed so perhaps I shouldn't.

Haupt_234

[Nottom]

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I guess I can see some merit in limping on the button in a short-handed game.

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I really don't see much merit in it. You get played back at so much anyway there's just not much point in trying to trap anybody since they will often trap themselves for a lot more bets if you give them a chance.

I can see some merits if the game is say 3-players, but not at 5.

[JEM7VSBL]

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i had openlimped twice with AA in the past 10 or so hands both time trapping JEM into the hand..

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if its 3 AA traps in 11 hands, then JEM should stop playing on friday the 13th.

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lol, or i should pay a little more attention at the 2+2 table...especially if it's shorthanded.

but anyway, i will post the results shortly, any guesses as to pete's hand?

[easypete]

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