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Old 08-13-2005, 06:28 PM
bigt439 bigt439 is offline
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Default Re: AK first hand - did I screw up?

I actually like the way you played this hand for the most part. Preflop is good and just calling the flop is good too. Like you said too many things call your raise and you don't have a hand. You could potentially fold, but the bet is just so small. I like your logic on just calling the turn too. He's betting, and if you're beat, then why raise, and if you beat him he's drawing to a few outs. Occassionally he picked up a flush draw and you give him a bad free card, but that's not often. You probably weren't getting him off a weaker kicker, so no worries if he hit that. The problem with your thought process I have is on the river. I see absolutely no reason why this is push or fold and I feel like you might just be saying that because you heard it before. You close the action on the river, how is that push or fold? Now I really don't think you can fold here. A call is good, but at a 5.50 I think a push is better. You will be called by worse hands so often that that is what I would do.
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