Overplaying AA?
 

Level six $33 MTT. Last hand I won all in with AKs. Picked up AA in the BB now.

I pushed the flop because of the heart and straight draw potential. However, was a push necessary? Is a pot sized bet more appropriate? I want to get the most out of my winners, and obviously I shouldn't be paranoid of draws and prevent myself from picking up more chips.

Thanks for your feedback.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG (t1865)
UTG+1 (t3440)
MP1 (t6489)
MP2 (t8010)
CO (t4364)
Button (t9049)
SB (t6510)
Hero (t6660)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t900</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1800</font>, MP2 calls t900.

Flop: (t3700) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t4860 (All-In)</font>, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: t8560

Re: Overplaying AA?
 

You don't have to push to price out drawing hands. I bet 2000-2400ish and push any turn. FWIW, I don't like your PF miniraise with AA. I think 2000-2500 is better and I like 2500 given his 4.5xBB raise PF. That way you have about t5000 in the pot and 4K behind and a push may be more enticing to call.

Re: Overplaying AA?
 

you'll save yourself a lot of money (or rather, pick up a lot more money) if you stop worrying about flush and straight draws when you're heads up around this level and later on.

Re: Overplaying AA?
 

Thanks guys. I figured I was overplaying that and not getting my chips worth out of it. Appreciate the help as always.

Re: Overplaying AA?
 

i think the push is fine, no problems with it here.

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i think the push is fine, no problems with it here.

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you'll save yourself a lot of money (or rather, pick up a lot more money) if you stop worrying about flush and straight draws when you're heads up around this level and later on.

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A push isn't bad. If he calls a pot sized bet, you are pot committed on the turn anyway.

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You don't have to push to price out drawing hands. I bet 2000-2400ish and push any turn. FWIW, I don't like your PF miniraise with AA. I think 2000-2500 is better and I like 2500 given his 4.5xBB raise PF. That way you have about t5000 in the pot and 4K behind and a push may be more enticing to call.

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I totally agree with this. A bigger preflop raise would have made a flop push the only option to consider. The preflop minraise also smells too much like a monster to me.

Re: Overplaying AA?
 

Your pretty much commited to this so push

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since you minraised PF, i think a push was overkill on the flop, i'd be looking to get villains money into the pot, not scare him away from it. so aftere the minraise i'd probably bet around 2000-2500 on the flop.

PF i probably make it 2250 or around there, and bet 2250 again on that flop.