A22 hand
 

B&M 4/8 game, in the small blind you pick up AJ22 rainbow.

4 limp to you, you just complete, BB checks.

Flop is AA2. What is your plan for the rest of the hand?

Re: A22 hand
 

Well... you can't lose except for perfect perfect quads, but you'll probably split the pot with a rough low.

Might as well juice up the pot. Go for a check-raise.

Re: A22 hand
 

I don't think anyone is going to bet this flop though or I'd agree with the checkraise...I would take my chances and bet this out. Anyone with 2 low cards is going to stick around anyway to see if they can hit the low. Might as well make them pay for that liberty.

And I would vomit if I gave a free card and someone with the case ace got a free chance to hit a higher full house...make them pay too, because they aren't leaving either.

Re: A22 hand
 

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Well... you can't lose except for perfect perfect quads, but you'll probably split the pot with a rough low.

Might as well juice up the pot. Go for a check-raise.

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Hero definitely can lose this pot. Just about any card in the deck makes a higher full house possible. Bet out and charge the lows and the case ace to draw.

Re: A22 hand
 

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Well... you can't lose except for perfect perfect quads, but you'll probably split the pot with a rough low.

Might as well juice up the pot. Go for a check-raise.

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Hero definitely can lose this pot. Just about any card in the deck makes a higher full house possible. Bet out and charge the lows and the case ace to draw.

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Am I missing something?

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Well... you can't lose except for perfect perfect quads, but you'll probably split the pot with a rough low.

Might as well juice up the pot. Go for a check-raise

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Im not check-raising here. Very unlikley you will get someone to bet, and you might be giving free cards here which is exactly the opposite of what you want. Some people might play this slow, but Im playing this as fast as possible. Im betting and raising at every chance. Im leading out, if get raised ... Im coming over the top. Its my attempt to mask my hand a bit and most importantly try to keep the low draws out that will cost you half the pot.

Re: A22 hand
 

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Are you? Any card on 4th street, besides an A, 2, or J, no longer gives you the nuts for high.

ie: An 8 comes on the turn, board reads AA28. Anyone with A8 has now outdrawn you. Is this what you are asking? I mean its not that difficult is it?

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Are you? Any card on 4th street, besides an A, 2, or J, no longer gives you the nuts for high.

ie: An 8 comes on the turn, board reads AA28. Anyone with A8 has now outdrawn you. Is this what you are asking? I mean its not that difficult is it?

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Double post.

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Am I missing something?


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Are you? Any card on 4th street, besides an A, 2, or J, no longer gives you the nuts for high.

ie: An 8 comes on the turn, board reads AA28. Anyone with A8 has now outdrawn you. Is this what you are asking? I mean its not that difficult is it?

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Read it wrong, my sincere apologies to you, your family, and anyone else that this has caused deep pain to.

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Read it wrong, my sincere apologies to you, your family, and anyone else that this has caused deep pain to.

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Sincere apologies are the best. Accepted.

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And I would vomit if I gave a free card and someone with the case ace got a free chance to hit a higher full house...make them pay too, because they aren't leaving either.

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I had a very similar hand, I held A24X and the flop came AA4, it was capped right to showdown 3-way and it turns out the guy with the lone Ace, hits the river card for a higher boat. Pissed me right off.
I think all you can do is get as much money in the pot and hope for the best.