party 5/10 AA. A different line I took

[THWAP!]

villain in hand is decent. he's not stupid or anything. that's all i know.

I decided to smoothcall his ep raise, figuring that he's marked for a big hand. you might flame me. i was experimenting here.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (7 handed) converter

BB ($942.25)
UTG ($1711)
MP1 ($1110.5)
Hero ($960)
CO ($1629)
Button ($1004)
SB ($333.12)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $5.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $35</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $35, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: ($85) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $55</font>, Hero calls $55.

raise this flop? i was waiting for a safe-ish turn.

Turn: ($195) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

this is not a really safe turn, considering he may now have top set

<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $100</font>, Hero calls $100.

game plan is now to bet any river diamond, otherwise call any reasonably sized river bet.

River: ($395) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $350</font>, UTG folds.

Final Pot: $745

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Ad Ac (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $745. </font>
raise this flop? i was waiting for a safe-looking turn to raise

like i said, this was all an experiment. comments?

[swolfe]

i'd have raised on the turn

[gomberg]

I hate slowplaying aces from a typical UTG raiser. Most people won't raise UTG w/out a premium hand, so raise and get value as he'll probably call you or even reraise you w/ KK. then you can then just call if you like.

as to postflop - I'd have raised the flop, but keeping the pot small was ok i guess. River bet was way too large unless villain is a donk (or you put him on something that beats you that he'll fold).