Just abysmal. Advise.
 

Bodog 52+5 MTT

Blinds 10-20; Hero is on button with A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Folds to Hero(T1200), raises to 70, villian (T1350) in BB calls

Flop AKx rainbow
Hero checks, villian bets 125, Hero calls

Turn is a rag
Hero bets 250, villian calls

River is T (no flush possibilities)
Hero bets 250, villian pushes, Hero?

Results in white below:
<font color="white"> Hero calls, realizing he's only beat by QJ, and villian, of course, has it.</font>

Please comment on and critique each play.

Thanks

-Tripp

Re: Just abysmal. Advise.
 

How can you be on the button and also acting first every time after the flop? Were you in the SB?

Re: Just abysmal. Advise.
 

Re-raise the flop to 300..

Push the turn. There's tons of hands here that call you down that you crush, and you stomp out the gutshot.

Re: Just abysmal. Advise.
 

Yes, sorry.

Re: Just abysmal. Advise.
 

[ QUOTE ]
Bodog 52+5 MTT

Blinds 10-20; Hero is on button with A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Folds to Hero(T1200), raises to 70, villian (T1350) in BB calls

Flop AKx rainbow
Hero checks, villian bets 125, Hero calls

Turn is a rag
Hero bets 250, villian calls

River is T (no flush possibilities)
Hero bets 250, villian pushes, Hero?

Results in white below:
<font color="white"> Hero calls, realizing he's only beat by QJ, and villian, of course, has it.</font>

Please comment on and critique each play.

Thanks

-Tripp

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Even calling the flop is fine, but you have to raise the turn, pushing is probably good too. You can't slow play that board that much.

Re: Just abysmal. Advise.
 

This is a bad beat story.

Villain called T250 on the turn when he should expect hero to have at least top pair leaving villain only 4 outs on the river. It's a terrible call on the turn but villain got lucky.

I'd lead the flop for a small amount. A or K bets here, and its not going to be believable for you to bet in later rounds without one of these (ie. a flop bet), or a big hand. I'd be thinking about how to build a small pot: if it turns into a big pot that's great too.


I'd lead the turn and the river with smaller bets that looked like blocking bets, hoping to get called by a K.