Two AA Hands & Two bad calls in 5min

AnteGravity · #1 09-11-2004, 06:38 AM

I've been playing squeeky tight all night, not hard considering my 'best' hand for +12 orbits has been 33 UTG+1.

So, I finally get a good hand, my very own pair of Atlas Boosters.

Paradise Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

Button ($9.55)
SB ($21.20)
BB ($3.80)
UTG ($9.70)
UTG+1 ($6.75)
AnteGravity ($9.65)
MP1 ($1.50)
MP2 ($36.55)
MP3 ($8.75)
CO ($19.95)

Preflop: AnteGravity is UTG+2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.05.
UTG calls $0.10, UTG+1 folds, AnteGravity raises to $0.5, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 folds, CO calls $0.50, Button folds, SB (poster) folds, BB folds, UTG folds.

Flop: ($1.75) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
AnteGravity bets $1.7, MP2 calls $1.70, CO folds.

Turn: ($5.15) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
AnteGravity bets $2.6, MP2 raises to $5.2, AnteGravity calls $2.60.

River: ($15.55) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
AnteGravity checks, MP2 bets $2.4, AnteGravity calls $2.25.

Final Pot: $20.20
Main Pot: $20.20, between AnteGravity and MP2. > Pot won by MP2 ($20.20).

Results in white below: 
AnteGravity has Ah Ac (two pair, aces and tens).
MP2 has Ts Kh (three of a kind, tens).
Outcome: MP2 wins $20.20. 

After the hand I'm not mad, or frustrated, I'm just...empty and I thank my opponent for giving me such a enlighting castration.

WTF was I doing calling a raise like that? Am I correct in thinking that was a stone-cold clue that he made trips with the 2nd ten and I was too stupid/arrogant to lay my itty-bitty pocket pair down at that point?

A few hands later, guess what.

Paradise Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

CO ($4.00)
Button ($16.60)
SB ($8.80)
BB ($12.35)
UTG ($11.05)
AnteGravity ($9.30)
MP1 ($54.95)
MP2 ($6.00)
MP3 ($27.15)

Preflop: AnteGravity is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.10. SB posts a blind of $0.05.
UTG folds, AnteGravity raises to $0.4, MP1 calls $0.40, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO (poster) folds, Button folds, SB (poster) folds, BB folds.

Flop: ($1.05) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
AnteGravity bets $1, MP1 calls $1.

Turn: ($3.05) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
AnteGravity bets $3, MP2 raises to $5.2, AnteGravity calls $4.90(All in).

River: ($10.95) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: $10.95
Main Pot: $10.95, between AnteGravity and MP1. > Pot won by AnteGravity ($10.95).

Results in white below: 
AnteGravity has As Ad (straight, ace high).
MP1 has 9d Ks (straight, king high).
Outcome: AnteGravity wins $10.95. 

Now, what was more of a sin, him calling my PFR with K9o or me calling another raise with an obvoiusly coordinated board?

Daann · #2 09-11-2004, 06:44 AM

In hand 1, I would normally fold. In hand 2, you have to call as you are far too committed to fold, he could be making this move with a single Q or even have QJ and think it is good against your AQ or something.

AnteGravity · #3 09-11-2004, 06:56 AM

Can you clarify that point about the 2nd hand, I didn't quite get it.

Daann · #4 09-11-2004, 07:37 AM

No worries... The pot is $3 (from the flop action) + $3 (your bet) + $4.9 (his raise), so the pot is now $10.90. You have to call only another $1.9 more so you only have to be good 17.5% of the time to make this call profitable. So, all those times he make the same move with a worse hand (like when he has QJ and he make top two pair but you have a better two pair, or when he feels that he is committed to the pot with AQo, or when he has KQ and has picked up a draw and so on) have to happen at least 17.5% of the time, which it will, so you have to call because you are committed.