Misplayed AA $10/$20 NLHE - help

[Magician]

PokerStars Game #2064957947: Hold'em No Limit ($10/$20) - 2005/07/09 - 11:08:26 (ET)
Table 'Eunike' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: scones2222 ($504.45 in chips)
Seat 3: rubyg1 ($1968 in chips)
Seat 5: khan3989 ($1950 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero ($2276 in chips)
Seat 7: bonvivant ($1368.50 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind $10
bonvivant: posts big blind $20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ac Ah]
scones2222: folds
rubyg1: raises $60 to $80
khan3989: folds
Hero: raises $170 to $250
bonvivant: folds
rubyg1: calls $170
*** FLOP *** [5c 4s Td]
Hero: checks
rubyg1: bets $380
Hero: calls $380
*** TURN *** [5c 4s Td] [9d]
Hero: checks
rubyg1: bets $720

Commentary: Yikes, this is raise or fold time. Decide to just call, but last $620 goes in on the end anyway.

Hero: calls $720
*** RIVER *** [5c 4s Td 9d] [8s]

Hero: bets $618

rubyg1 is disconnected
rubyg1 is connected
rubyg1: calls $618 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [Ac Ah] (a pair of Aces)
rubyg1: shows [9h 9s] (three of a kind, Nines)
rubyg1 collected $3954 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3956 | Rake $2
Board [5c 4s Td 9d 8s]
Seat 1: scones2222 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: rubyg1 showed [9h 9s] and won ($3954) with three of a kind, Nines


Commentary: I think I should gun it out on the flop here with Aces, so that if I get flat called or raised I get more information. By checking and calling, I build a big pot while still not knowing where I am in the hand, which is what leads to losing 100 big blinds.

When the $380 goes in on the flop I am way ahead, but for all I know in other cases the enemy already has 55, 44 or TT by the flop, and it is hard to pass when he fires in another $720 on the fourth card.

[fsuplayer]

cr the turn all in.

[grass]

why you checking so much? you think ace-k is dumb enough to throw money at you or you waiting for someone to hit a set?

[Magician]

Hi,

I generally want to keep the pot small here, if I bet, pot gets bigger and a big bluff becomes more likely.

Maybe the mistake was actually mostly on the turn, I had a *bad* feeling when he bet $720 and I should have passed there.

[grass]

if you were gona small ball your aces, then you would've goin broke no matter what.

folding aces on a board of 4-5-10-9 to 1 bet is just crazy talk.

[ggbman]

You definitly need to raise this flop IMO.

[MoDOH]

Since you decided to check this flop you need to C-R the pot. Just calling is just plain awful. Your AA is best here way more than it´s behind to a set. raise and take the pot down right now. If called you push the turn no matter what...

[iceman5]

[ QUOTE ]
Hi,

I generally want to keep the pot small here, if I bet, pot gets bigger and a big bluff becomes more likely.

Maybe the mistake was actually mostly on the turn, I had a *bad* feeling when he bet $720 and I should have passed there.

[/ QUOTE ]

Why in gods name do you want to keep the pot small? Villian raise first and you reraised him. he either has nothing (AK/AQ type hand) or has a smaller pair than yours.

This is a hand you want to play for you stack with. Bet the flop or check raise it and if you check raise...do it big enough to commit yourself and more importantly, commit him.

I like the title of the thread.

[CamelZoo]

When the $380 goes in on the flop I am way ahead, but for all I know in other cases the ENEMY already has 55, 44 or TT by the flop, and it is hard to pass when he fires in another $720 on the fourth card.


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the check-call on the flop is ok, but then checkraise the turn bc your money is going to get in, at least try to get it in while youre ahead in most cases. losing the hand sucks, i hate getting stacked by the enemy.

[spoohunter]

I don't understand check raising or check calling the flop. This shows way too much strength.

Just lead, hope he has JJ+, raises you, and you stack him.