AA early in live freezeout

boondockst · #1 04-05-2005, 06:55 PM

Today is Tuesday. I live in Washington........................................ ...................Your question is? looks like it was played well...did you lose the hand or just wish you got more chips out of it?

Rekwob · #2 04-05-2005, 06:58 PM

ok basically, im beating myself up over this because MP called with KK which i think i could have put him on if i had led the flop for about half the pot and he'd moved in, but i might just be results orientated about the whole thing. i either need reassurance this was standard and i was unfortunate, or that it was quite horrible, because im 50-50 between each really

skoal2k4 · #3 04-05-2005, 08:12 PM

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i either need reassurance this was standard and i was unfortunate, or that it was quite horrible, because im 50-50 between each really

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fold PF if you're serious with that statement

Rekwob · #4 04-06-2005, 05:44 AM

ok, so its standard to lose loads of chips against a set with all these BBs. thats all you had to say.

cferejohn · #5 04-06-2005, 06:00 AM

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ok basically, im beating myself up over this because MP called with KK which i think i could have put him on if i had led the flop for about half the pot and he'd moved in, but i might just be results orientated about the whole thing. i either need reassurance this was standard and i was unfortunate, or that it was quite horrible, because im 50-50 between each really

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It was definitely not horrible. I think you are losing your chips here no matter what given how much went in the pot preflop and the ragged flop. However, you should try to play onthe flop in such a way as to extract maximum value when you *are* ahead, and I don't think pushing is the way to do it. Make a small bet that looks like a scared QQ or check behind, since a free card is unlikely to hurt you.

Like I said, in this situation, you probably end up getting all the chips in and losing anyway. If you get in the habit of laying down AA on flops like this with that much already in the pot, that's going to cost you more in the long run than the occasional correct "big laydown" is going to make you.