A Rare Ace Hi Call Down for Me

[mscags]

Notes on main villian are that he likes to bluff a LOT, donks a ton, and plays something like 60/7 over 200 hands. Second villian didn't get out of line to much postflop.

I raise pf to isolate the bad player. I don't like the BB coming along

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Preflop: Scags is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Scags raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls, UTG calls.

I call here on the flop bc think I am still ahead.

Flop: (6.40 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Scags calls, BB calls.

I raise to isolate the bluffer and knock out the player who I'm sure has me beat.

Turn: (4.70 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Scags raises</font>, BB folds, UTG calls.

Nothing has changed. I think this is just one last effort to knock me off of the pot, so I call down.

River: (8.70 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Scags calls.

Final Pot: 10.70 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
UTG has 3d Ks (one pair, queens).
Scags has 8c Ah (one pair, queens).
Outcome: Scags wins 10.70 BB. </font>

Is this play terrible?

[mscags]

No thoughts?

[Monty Cantsin]

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Is this play terrible?

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No. Picking up the gutshot is a great opportunity to make this move, hopefully shake the player behind you and showdown your A against the bluffer. The extra outs give you an equity cushion that means plan A doesn't have to work as often. Once the first part of the plan works, it wouldn't make sense to fold the river.


On a related note, if showing down A-high is a rare event for you, you should maybe be doing it more often.

/mc

[mscags]

I guess it isn't such a rare event for me to show it down, its just rare that I call a bet with Ace high. I always have trouble calling bets with Ace high on the river.

[reb]

I would raise the flop instead of the turn to knock BB out, saving me 0.5BB if I'm wrong.