GT IV AA hands

[sirpupnyc]

These are my three AA hands from the Pokerroom GT today. My big pair play lately has had me wondering if I'm getting all I could out of them. Not so much the first hand here (I'm fairly sure he had KK or AK). But the second one the guy said he had KK, and I wonder if a smaller raise on the flop might have brought him along. The third maybe a smaller flop bet again?

Am I questioning plays I shouldn't, or might I extract more if I pushed less hard post-flop?



Seat 1: UTG ($7,875 in chips)
Seat 2: ($11,550 in chips)
Seat 3: ($10,825 in chips)
Seat 4: MP1 ($7,990 in chips)
Seat 5: sirpupnyc [AD,AC] ($10,130 in chips)
Seat 6: ($10,335 in chips)
Seat 7: ($13,600 in chips)
Seat 8: Button ($6,390 in chips)
Seat 9: SB ($8,030 in chips)
Seat 10: BB ($13,275 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
SB posts blind ($50), BB posts blind ($75).

PRE-FLOP
UTG bets $150, 2 folds, MP1 bets $600, sirpupnyc bets $1,800, 6 folds, MP1 calls $1,200.

FLOP [board cards 10S,QD,7D ]
MP1 checks, sirpupnyc bets $2,500, MP1 calls $2,500.

TURN [board cards 10S,QD,7D,4H ]
MP1 checks, sirpupnyc bets $4,000, MP1 folds.

SHOWDOWN
sirpupnyc wins $12,875.

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Seat 1: BB ($9,870 in chips)
Seat 2: ($14,810 in chips)
Seat 3: ($8,810 in chips)
Seat 4: ($19,235 in chips)
Seat 5: ($11,716 in chips)
Seat 6: MP2 ($13,860 in chips)
Seat 7: ($13,005 in chips)
Seat 8: CO ($7,925 in chips)
Seat 9: sirpupnyc [AH,AD] ($13,605 in chips)
Seat 10: SB ($14,535 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
scullyb posts blind ($50), aaronr1971 posts blind ($100).

PRE-FLOP
4 folds, MP2 bets $350, 1 fold, CO calls $350, sirpupnyc bets $1,200, SB folds, BB folds, MP2 calls $850, CO calls $850.

FLOP [board cards 2H,4D,3S ]
MP2 bets $500, CO folds, sirpupnyc bets $3,500, MP2 folds.

SHOWDOWN
sirpupnyc wins $7,750.

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Seat 1: ($26,225 in chips)
Seat 2: ($19,460 in chips)
Seat 3: ($5,535 in chips)
Seat 4: MP3 ($9,560 in chips)
Seat 5: ($13,941 in chips)
Seat 6: Button ($5,814 in chips)
Seat 7: SB ($14,905 in chips)
Seat 8: BB ($6,300 in chips)
Seat 9: sirpupnyc [AD,AC] ($28,910 in chips)
Seat 10: ($18,610 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
SB posts blind ($100), BB posts blind ($200).

PRE-FLOP
sirpupnyc bets $600, 4 folds, MP3 calls $600, 1 fold, Button calls $600, 2 folds.

FLOP [board cards QH,4D,KC ]
sirpupnyc bets $1,800, MP3 folds, Button folds.

SHOWDOWN
sirpupnyc wins $3,900.

[betgo]

Seems like you did fine. This is a $1500 tournament. You can't expect to double up every time you get aces. You did well the get your preflop raises and reraises called.

I don't think it is a good idea slow playing an overpair after the flop. You could lose a big pot that way.

[Dirtsqrl77]

#1 - how did you convert the pokerroom hands? This has long been a issue for me. Can you throw up a link.

#2 - your hands:

1. I think you have no option here but to play this the way you have. With two diamonds on board and the flop caller, you need to price him out of his draws.

2. Not a scary board, unless a maniac is playing his micro pp's. I think you can get some more out of your opponents here. Showing some weakness with a call here will put pressure on him to bet out on the turn, regardless of its nature. I think some more experienced players may even drag him along to the river. I like to pop the turn.

3. This is a tough one. I think I make the exact same bet in your position. If I get raised, depending on the read, you could be in trouble. On the other hand, if it is a LAG, you may be able to get his chips if he hit his King.
I think pricing out a broadway and getting an idea of your hands strength make this the right play.

P

[sirpupnyc]

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#1 - how did you convert the pokerroom hands? This has long been a issue for me. Can you throw up a link.

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Sadly, no...I did 'em the old-fashioned way: by hand. Pasted into Word, quick find/replace.


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2. Not a scary board, unless a maniac is playing his micro pp's. I think you can get some more out of your opponents here.

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Yeah, I think this is the one I was most questioning. If he hits I'm screwed, but if he's on a big PP nearly the whole deck is good for me. I think I was slightly concerned about chopping with AK or AQ if a 5 hit. And I'm used to people thinking it's OK to play A5 sooted for a 3x raise...guess that's not so much a $1K tourney move. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]


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I think pricing out a broadway and getting an idea of your hands strength make this the right play.

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I think the MP guy in this one is the person I noticed limping with AJ and calling my raise. Can't remember if that was before or after this hand. But I figured anything in the top half of the deck was potentially making someone else's hand