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My joy at getting AA in the SB quickly evaporated when everyone went away. No real read on BB at this point, but the truth is I fired off a raise without even thinking. Is there a better ( or is that "bettor" ) way to maximize chip extraction, or do you just play this straight up and move on?
Level 1 $11s at PP No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) UTG (800) UTG+1 (1610) MP1 (760) MP2 (860) MP3 (715) CO (730) Button (760) SB (840) BB (925) Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7 folds, <font color="red">SB raises (50) to 60</font>, BB folds... |
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Well, you could complete and check-raise the flop...
Or you could raise to t45 instead of t60 (which is what I'd do). Meh, just me. |
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Raising here is fine. It's too early in the tournament to limp trap. Limp trapping in this spot will often result in you going broke when the BB flops a monster with his rags, and you can't get away from AA. By raising you're forcing him to define his hand, and building a pot.
That doesn't mean that limping with AA in the SB is always a bad play. I just think it is at Level 1. |
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Sometimes your opponents just don't got somethin when you pick up aces. Just gotta live with it.
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Agreed. To early to lose it all to 2 pair of rags with a call.
You made a fine play. Sometimes the right play nets little chips. Hopefully you were able to make up for it later, as these type hands don't come around often. |
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My last tournament it was on the bubble and i picked up aces TWICE!!! Unfortunatly one was in the BB and every1 folded to me, and the other was from small blind and i min raised and he folded BB to me [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]! so they really made me no money, but they sure are pretty too look at [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Your play is fine, you won't get action from the BB normally unless you are beat (after completing).
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Don, you are dead wrong.
People love to overplay TP, or even middle pair HU. If you had AK/KK or another big hand I sometimes push, people will call your'steal raise' with as low as any ace. |
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![]() Just remember that a lot of the time when you get AA-KK you are going to win the blinds without a showdown and most of the time there is simply nothing you can do about this and thus it's nothing to be upset about. I would raise to 45 in this spot. |
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Don, you are dead wrong. People love to overplay TP, or even middle pair HU. If you had AK/KK or another big hand I sometimes push, people will call your'steal raise' with as low as any ace. [/ QUOTE ] True, but given the pot size to start (30 chips) there isn't a lot to be gained from betting into a calling station and there is a LOT to lose if they hit their hand for cheap. |
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