Pocket 5's Just a good hand

Havok · #1 08-30-2005, 08:03 PM

Late in a AP $6 SNG (3 players left)

BB 1000

SB Villian (2,900)
B Hero (4,600)
BB (3,600)

Villian has been very aggressive three handed and has raised all in when I flat called on the button before.

Hero is dealt 5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]5 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Hero calls 1,000 to trap villian

Villian reraises all in. Pot is now 4,900

BB folds. Hero calls

Villian shows A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Flop: 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Turn: 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

River: 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Hero wins with Quad Fives.

I then went on to win, just wanted to share. I just love quads.

yid3655 · #2 08-30-2005, 08:07 PM

Push this every time, have no idea what you mean about trapping with 55 with blinds so high

mlagoo · #3 08-30-2005, 08:07 PM

Trapping with 55 is pretty close to godawful.

BigHobo · #4 08-30-2005, 08:11 PM

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Trapping with 55 is pretty close to godawful.

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What he said.

MegaBet · #5 08-30-2005, 09:23 PM

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Trapping with 55 is pretty close to godawful.

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Yup.

Hornacek · #6 08-31-2005, 01:30 PM

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Trapping with 55 is pretty close to godawful.

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Yup.

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I agree.

DCIAce · #7 08-30-2005, 08:11 PM

You played the hand horribly, then won a coinflip.. why the brag post? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Havok · #8 08-30-2005, 08:15 PM

Sorry, I should have given more info. Villian has been very aggressive and gone all in with very marginal hands where I called before. I figured I was a favorite to take all of his chips if I just flat called. I figured he would make a move with anything. He woke up with Ace Queen, and I did get lucky. Mostly everyone is right, I should have just pushed pre-flop. But, the guy was pushing with 9/3 offsuit, and got lucky to knock out another player. Hope you guys don't berate me too much.

#9 08-30-2005, 08:18 PM

You have to understand the importance of a push here. The majority of hands are about a coin flip to you, and many of them will incorrectly fold to your push.

Ixnert · #10 08-31-2005, 01:22 PM

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Sorry, I should have given more info. Villian has been very aggressive and gone all in with very marginal hands where I called before. I figured I was a favorite to take all of his chips if I just flat called. I figured he would make a move with anything. He woke up with Ace Queen, and I did get lucky. Mostly everyone is right, I should have just pushed pre-flop. But, the guy was pushing with 9/3 offsuit, and got lucky to knock out another player. Hope you guys don't berate me too much.

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That may be, but your fives are a coinflip to, say, T6o and most of the rest of the hands your opponent might have. Save the trapping for, like, jacks, where you're probably, you know, actually ahead.