AA too fast, too slow, or wussed out?

Turtle · #1 02-10-2005, 10:21 PM

Just sat down at the table, get dealt AA in the cutoff.
Hated the way I played the hand.

Against an unknown villian, when should I pull my foot off the gas?

Thanks in advance,
Jeff

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Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, 3 folds, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, UTG+1 caps, Hero calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, UTG+1 3-bets, Hero calls.

River: (12.75 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 14.75 BB

Isura · #2 02-10-2005, 10:37 PM

I think you are ahead (or way ahead) against more than 50% of the hands that a typical EP raiser could have (e.g. QQ-JJ, AK, KQ). You're also not that far behind against a made hand like 2 pair. I'd cap the turn. If bet into on the river, still call down. I'm really not sure what to do if it's checked on the river after my turn cap. (First post in Small Stakes forum, please go easy on me if I'm way off base.)

utrnbmp3 · #3 02-10-2005, 11:54 PM

Preflop: ok
flop: ok
turn: ok
river: ok

at the preflop you can already start putting him at cards
AK AQ AJ AA-TT (although other cards are possible and TT isn't too likely)
at the flop it is hard to put him on two diamonds since you have the ace of diamond.

I would have played in exactly how you played it.

There is no reason to Cap turn since you're behind KK and TT and you're only ahead of AK