AA, 10-20 Borgata

[nate1729]

Maybe not small stakes, but it's playing loose, so whatever.

SB plays too many hands but has skillz. Good hand-reader, good value-bettor, good at lots of things.

BB has some skills but generally sucks. Plays too many hands, throws in bets for no good reason postflop. Has some moves in his arsenal.

MP is crappy loosey whatever. More "plays too many hands" loose than "calls down with anything" loose, but he's not making any big laydowns.

MP2 is good.

I'm viewed as tight; SB and MP2 probably see me more as tight-aggressive and capable of making moves.

I have black AA. MP and MP2 limp, I raise, both blinds and MMP and MP2 call.

Flop K86, two clubs. SB bets, BB calls, MP calls, MP2 folds, I call.

Turn K86 5 [offsuit]. SB bets, BB calls, MP calls, I raise, all call.

River offsuit 9. SB bets, BB folds, MP folds, I call.

I guess the river might conceivably be wrong, but I'd seen SB try a somewhat similar bluff earlier. Yeah, yeah, he's betting into 3 other players, I'm beat... but there's always AK. The guy was an aggressive value-bettor, after all.

I'm far more interested in the turn.

I'll save my other comments for now, but if you really want to stroke me ego, check out my article in 2+2 Internet Magazine and compare and contrast. But obviously I'm most interested in analyzing this hand individually.

--Nate